After the rapid fluctuations that Lebanon witnessed at the end of last week, the atmosphere returned to relative stability, with temperatures rising during the daytime hours within seasonal rates, offset by a noticeable decrease at night suggesting that winter is approaching, especially since minimum temperatures recorded a decrease compared to last year.
Have the weather depressions started to make their way towards Lebanon and the region? Or will October bid us farewell with stable weather?
In this context, the head of the Surface Estimates Department at the Meteorological Department at Beirut Airport, Muhammad Kanj, confirmed in an interview with: “Stable weather is still controlling Lebanon as a result of the region being affected by an air spike.”
He added, “This stability will continue until the beginning of next week, before it gradually turns into volatile weather accompanied by active winds and scattered rain, especially in the northern regions.”
Regarding the details of the weekend’s weather, King explained that “today’s weather, Saturday, will be partly cloudy to partly cloudy, with fog forming on the highlands, with no significant change in temperatures on the coast, while they are expected to drop slightly inland and on the mountains.”
He continued: “Tomorrow, Sunday, the weather will be partly cloudy to partly cloudy with fog in the highlands, and temperatures will rise on the coast compared to falling in the mountains and inland, with the possibility of scattered drizzle falling at night, accompanied by active winds to the north.”
He said: “Temperatures will continue to rise on Monday in the coastal areas, while they will continue to drop in the mountains and inland, with a gradual rise in the percentage of humidity, which increases the possibility of scattered rain falling in the evening, sometimes accompanied by lightning and thunder, especially in the north, while the wind speed may reach about 60 km/h, and the sea waves will rise with them, with the temperature of its water reaching about 26 degrees Celsius.”
Regarding the possibility of Lebanon being affected by an effective depression during October, King stressed that “the current maps do not show any effective depression until the end of the month,” noting that “talking about major depressions is still early, as the real bet on them begins from the middle of next November.”
