Weekend weather looks stable

AMMAN – Fair weather conditions are expected to prevail during the weekend as temperatures are forecast to remain steady at about two degrees above annual average, a meteorologist said on Thursday.

Raef Rafed, head of the Jordan Metrological Department’s forecasting division, said dusty conditions are predicted to ease off completely in the coming days, adding there is no chance for rain in the forecast.

Rafed told The Jordan Times over the phone that temperatures are expected to drop on Monday. 

On Friday, the meteorologist said temperatures are forecast to range between a high of 34°C and a low of 20°C in Amman and hilly areas. No change in temperature is expected on Saturday. 

As a slight decrease is expected on Sunday, temperatures may range between a high of 33°C and a low of 20°C in Amman and hilly areas.

Rafed said that next Tuesday, September 22, marks the Autumn Equinox, or the first day of autumn, ending nearly 94 days of summer in the Kingdom. 

The length of day and night become equal during the Autumn Equinox, with the number of daytime hours dropping gradually in the countdown to winter.

Jordan usually witnesses a drop in temperatures and several Red Sea troughs that cause unstable weather conditions and light rainfall during the first days of autumn.