AMMAN — Unstable weather conditions which started affecting the Kingdom on Saturday are expected to continue until Sunday night, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).
Abdul Naser Samhori, a meteorologist at the JMD, said the unstable conditions might bring scattered showers on Sunday, especially in the southern and eastern regions of the Kingdom.
Samhori added that the weather will be relatively cold and partly cloudy, with the rain expected to be accompanied by thunder.
Noting that easterly winds are expected to raise dust in desert areas, he called on motorists to exercise caution.
Temperatures in Amman are forecast to range between a high of 12°C and a low of 3°C on Sunday, Samhori said, adding that it will continue to be relatively cold until Thursday, when unstable weather conditions might return in the evening.
On Sunday, mercury levels are expected to range between 10°C and 2°C in hilly areas, 20°C and 8°C in the Jordan Valley, 14°C and 2°C in the badia region and 19°C and 9°C in Aqaba, according to a JMD statement.
The department warned of flood formation in valleys and low-lying areas, especially in the eastern and southern regions.
Samhori dismissed as baseless media reports claiming that snow is expected in some areas on Thursday, reiterating that the unstable weather conditions will return and bring rain.
The country’s dams currently hold 40 per cent of their total capacity of 325 million cubic metres (mcm), with 132mcm channelled to the 10 major dams during the wet season so far, according to the Water Ministry.
During this time last year, the dams held 51.6mcm, or 16 per cent of their total capacity.
