The Department of Meteorology at the General Directorate of Civil Aviation expected the weather tomorrow to be partly cloudy to cloudy with a significant decrease in temperatures that become below their seasonal rates. With it, the sea wave rises to 3 meters and dense fog forms on the heights, with sporadic rain, which becomes very heavy at times, accompanied by thunderstorms and the activity of thunder cells, and hailstones, especially in the southern and northern regions, starting in the afternoon. Snow falls at an altitude of 1600 meters and above during the day, and the level of snow falls to the limits of 1200 meters at night in the north of the country with the entry of the cold polar mass.
It was stated in the following bulletin:
The general situation: Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean basin are gradually affected by the Greta (Pearl) depression accompanied by very cold polar winds centered over Ukraine, and approaching towards Turkey with heavy rain, strong winds and snow on the middle mountains, provided that its impact will intensify as of the afternoon Tomorrow, Thursday, and continue until the beginning of next week, when the snow will touch 700 meters in the north, with temperatures below their seasonal rates at an average rate of 6 degrees.
(The average temperature on the coast for the month of March is between 13 and 22 degrees Celsius).
– Expected weather in Lebanon:
Wednesday: Cloudy in general with a decrease in temperatures, especially in the mountainous and inland areas, and isolated rain, sometimes heavy, accompanied by lightning and thunder, especially in the northern regions. Snow falls at a height of 1800 meters and above, and winds are active from the evening.
Thursday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with a significant decrease in temperatures that become below their seasonal rates. The winds are active and their speed increases to close to 80 km / h, especially in the northern regions, starting in the afternoon. Sea waves rise with them to 3 meters and dense fog forms on the heights with precipitation. Scattered rain, sometimes intense, accompanied by thunderstorms and activity of thunder cells, and hailstones, especially in the southern and northern regions, starting in the afternoon. Snow falls at an altitude of 1600 meters and above during the day, and the level of snow falls to the limits of 1200 meters at night in the north of the country with the entry of the cold polar mass.
Friday: Overall cloudy with an additional drop in temperatures and strong winds of nearly 90 km / h, especially in the north of the country, which calls for warnings against flying billboards and a sea wave of up to 3 meters and uprooting trees. Sometimes heavy rain falls, especially before noon, with the occurrence of thunderstorms, and snow falls at a height of 1100 meters, and the level of its precipitation drops to reach 900 meters and less in the north of the country.
Saturday: Cloudy to partly cloudy with low temperatures. Sporadic rain falls, sometimes heavy, with lightning, thunder and active winds during the morning period. Snow falls at a height of 800 meters and above without any accumulations, and it is expected that breakthroughs will occur from the afternoon, as it warns of Snow is formed at night on mountain roads from an altitude of 700 meters.
– The temperature on the coast is from 11 to 15 degrees, over the mountains from 3 to 9 degrees, and in the interior from 4 to 10 degrees.
– Surface wind: active from the afternoon, southwesterly, with a speed of between 20 and 40 km/h.
Visibility: moderate on the coast, worsens sometimes on heights due to fog.
– relative humidity on the coast: between 60 and 80%
Sea condition: average wave height to wavy, water surface temperature: 19 degrees.
Atmospheric pressure: 757 mm Hg.
– Sunrise hour: 05,57
– Sunset hour: 17,41