Rainy weather to continue this week — forecaster

AMMAN — Rain and below average temperatures are forecast for Tuesday as the Kingdom will remain under the impact of a relatively cold and wet air mass, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said on Monday.

The air mass, which started affecting Jordan on Sunday, is forecast to continue until the end of the week, according to a JMD meteorologist, who said that rain is expected, especially in the northern and central regions.

Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will be two degrees below their annual average of 16ºC for this time of the year, said the forecaster, who requested anonymity, and the weather will be relatively cold and cloudy, while light rain is expected in the northern and central regions.

Daytime temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will be 14ºC, dropping to a low of 7ºC at nighttime in Amman, while winds will be brisk and gusty, raising dust in the southern and eastern parts, the meteorologist said.

Another slight drop in temperatures is forecast for Thursday, when the weather will remain relatively cold and rainy at times in the north and centre of the country, according to the JMD, which said that winds will be westerly moderate to brisk, raising dust in the eastern and southern regions.

"By nighttime, chances of rainfall will drop, and fog formation is expected in mountainous areas," the forecaster said.

Temperatures are expected to range between a maximum of 13ºC and a minimum of 6ºC in Amman, according to the JMD.

By Monday morning, a total of 72 per cent of the rainy season, which started in October, had been realised, the department said.