Cold, stable weather forecast this Christmas holiday

AMMAN — The weather is expected to remain generally stable and cold throughout the next few days, including Christmas, a meteorologist said Wednesday. 

On Thursday and Friday, temperatures will generally remain around their normal average for this time of year, along with mostly clear skies, Arabiaweather. com Chief Meteorologist Omar Dajani told The Jordan Times.

“At night, significantly cold weather will prevail, especially on Thursday over mountainous areas, the badia and the eastern plains, with the risk of frost formation in some parts of the Kingdom,” the meteorologist noted.

A Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) statement said the temperature in east Amman during the day will be 13°C, dropping to 3°C at night, while temperatures in the western parts of the capital are forecast to range be- tween a high of 12°C and low of 4°C.

On Friday, the JMD expected mercury levels in the eastern neighbour- hoods of Amman during the day to mark 14°C, dropping to 4°C, while western Amman will witness a high of 13°C and low of 5°C.

“A slight rise in temperatures is forecast for Saturday, along with the appearance of high altitude clouds,” Dajani said.

Temperatures in east Amman will reach a high of 15°C on Saturday, dropping to 5°C  at night, while mercury levels in west Amman will range between 14°C in the morning and 6°C at night, according to the JMD forecast.