Normal autumn weather expected during holiday

AMMAN – A slight drop in temperatures is forecast during the five-day Eid Al Adha holiday, which ends Monday, Jordan Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.  

Raef Rafed, head of the Jordan Metrological Department’s forecasting division, said in a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times that weather conditions will be fair during the first three days of the holiday. 

Temperatures in Amman are expected to range between a high of 32°C and a low of 19°C in its eastern part on Thursday, while in the capital’s western quarters, they will range between a high of 30°C and a low of 17°C. 

On Friday, temperatures will slightly drop to range in Amman’s eastern areas between a high of 30°C and a low of 18°C, while they are expected to drop to a high of 28°C and a low of 16°C in the western parts of the capital.

Another slight decrease is forecast for Saturday in the city, to reach a high of 29°C and a low of 16°C in its eastern neighbourhoods, and a high of 27°C and a low of 14°C. on the opposite side of town.

Meanwhile, JMD General Director Mohammad Samawi said in a statement that Wednesday marked the first day of autumn, during which temperatures gradually drop and the country witnesses several Red Sea troughs that cause unstable weather conditions. 

“On this day, the sun rises at 6:25am... and sets at 6:32pm. The day will last for 12 hours and 17 minutes, while the night will last for 11 hours and 35 minutes,” he noted, adding that autumn will last for 89 days. 

Although temperatures start dropping during autumn, heatwaves during this season are not unfamiliar, he said.

He also noted that autumn in Jordan has also seen the fall of snow, especially in its last days, a phenomenon that occurred in 2013, 1992, 1980 and 1970.