Hot weather to ease off on Thursday

AMMAN — Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to reach six degrees above the annual average as a hot and dry air mass affects the country, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) forecast.

The hot air mass started affecting the country on Monday and is forecast to ease off on Thursday, a JMD meteorologist said.

"Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will be six degrees above the annual average of 31ºC for this time of the year. The weather will become cooler and temperatures will drop back to around the average as of Thursday," the meteorologist told The Jordan Times.

The weather on Tuesday will be hot across the country, but very hot in the Dead Sea, Aqaba and the Jordan Valley, according to the JMD.

Temperatures will range between 21ºC   and 37ºC in Amman, while winds will be moderate to brisk, raising dust in the badia and turning to northwesterly by nightfall, the JMD said.

Hot and dry weather will continue on Wednesday, according to the weather forecaster, who noted that temperatures will be 37ºC during the day and 18ºC at night in the capital, while winds will be westerly moderate to brisk at times, raising dust in the desert and turning to northwesterly at night.

A drop in temperatures is forecast for Thursday, when the hot air mass is expected to abate, according to the JMD.

The weather will be moderate in mountainous areas, relatively hot in the badia and eastern plains and hot in the Dead Sea, Aqaba and the Jordan Valley, according to the department.

Temperatures on Thursday will reach a high of 30ºC, dropping to a low of 18ºC at night in Amman, while winds will be northwesterly moderate to brisk at times and raising dust in the desert.

"The weather during the fasting month of Ramadan will frequently change. Temperatures will sometime be around the average, while at times they will slightly increase, but no drastic weather conditions are expected," the forecaster highlighted.