RAMALLAH, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (WAFA) – Weather today is partly cloudy and warm in mountains and relatively warm in other districts till afternoon before a low pressure with polar cold front affect the region in the evening and night, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).
Temperature is set to plummet in the evening, paving the way scattered rain showers, starting with the northern districts, and occasional thunderstorms. The rainy and stormy conditions are expected to continue in the night with occasional hail and a chance of snow flurries on mountain peaks.
The wind will pick up in the afternoon as active southwesterly wind blows with occasional gusts. Sea waves are medium to high.
Temperature in Jerusalem and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 16°C and a low of 2°C and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 15°C and a low of 1°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley temperature is expected to reach a high of 23°C and a low of 8°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 21°C and a low of 7°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.
The low pressure and the polar front deepen on Wednesday, causing temperature to further drop and paving the way to cloudy, stormy and very cold conditions.
Torrential rain showers and thunderstorms are expected on all districts, with occasional hail. Chance of snow flurries on mountains at an altitude of 700 meters and above, especially in the central and northern mountain peaks in the morning, before extending to the southern peaks in the afternoon and evening.
The cloudy, stormy and very cold conditions are expected to continue on Thursday. Scattered torrential rain showers with thunderstorms and occasional hail are expected. There is a chance of snow flurries on mountains at an altitude of 900 meters and above in the early morning.
Friday’s temperature is set to rise, yet it remains unseasonably low with cloudy and very cold conditions. Occasional rain showers and thunderstorms are expected on most districts, with the chance of rain tapering off towards the evening.
PMD warns people against very low temperature, flash floods in flood-prone areas, gusty wind which could reach 90 km/h, slippery roads and low horizontal visibility.
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