Weather forecasters at the Arab Regional Weather Center said that the upcoming depression in the Kingdom has been classified as a third degree (according to the depression intensity index), and it is accompanied by a cold and wet air mass. This depression affects the Kingdom gradually, starting from Saturday afternoon and continues until the hours of the day on Tuesday.

In the details, it is expected that Jordan will be affected on Saturday by the introduction of the depression centered superficially over the island of Cyprus. This introduction will lead to the multiplication of clouds at different altitudes in the afternoon and evening hours, and showers of rain will fall in parts of the north and center of the Kingdom, which may be associated with the occurrence of thunder. Sometimes, temperatures drop and dust-raising winds gradually activate in desert areas, and relatively cold weather prevails in general in most regions.

During the night hours (Saturday / Sunday night), temperatures drop compared to previous nights, and the weather is cold in various regions, with clouds continuing to appear at different altitudes, and the opportunity remains ripe for local showers of rain, especially in parts of the eastern desert.

According to the weather maps in the Arab Regional Weather Center, the depression, classified as a third degree, is moving superficially to the northeast of the island of Cyprus, and a cold air front gradually crosses the Kingdom at dawn and Sunday morning, so that a noticeable drop in temperatures occurs and they become less than their rates for this time of the year by about 4-6 degrees Celsius, and the weather is cold over the high mountain elevations and relatively cold in the rest of the regions, fluctuating between partly cloudy and cloudy, and showers of rain fall in the north and center of the Kingdom, and it is not excluded that it will be locally heavy, and the winds will be westerly to southwesterly brisk, They are accompanied by strong gusts at intervals of about 60-70 km/h, and they cause dust and dust in desert areas.

During the night hours (Sunday / Monday night), the weather continues to be cold in most regions, and the opportunity remains ripe for precipitation at intervals in parts of the north and center of the Kingdom, as the rain extends to some southern regions.

The effect of the third-degree depression, which is attached to the cold and moist air mass, has deepened, as it is expected that a new air front will form and cross the Kingdom’s atmosphere with the late night hours and dawn of Monday 3-20-2023, so that precipitation renews in many northern and central regions and extends towards the southern highlands. sometimes. These rains are heavy at times and may be accompanied by showers of hail at times, with fog forming over the high mountain heights as a result of the crossing of low clouds touching the surface of the earth.

The effect of this depression increases during the day on Monday, so that a further drop in temperatures occurs, and it is cooler than its usual rates by 5-7 degrees, and the weather is cold over the high mountain elevations, and relatively cold in the rest of the regions, and rain is expected in the north and center of the Kingdom and some southern and eastern regions. These rains are sometimes heavy and accompanied by showers of hail, which leads to the flow of valleys and reefs, in addition to a rise in the water level in some areas.

As for the evening and night hours, Monday / Tuesday, the depression gradually moves away from the region, as the weather activity gradually weakens, and the weather is cold, with sporadic showers of rain falling in some areas, especially parts of the center and south of the Kingdom.