RAMALLAH, Friday, December 17, 2021 (WAFA) – A low pressure and a cold front are set to affect the region on Friday, causing temperature to further drop and paving the way to partly cloudy to cloudy and cold to very cold conditions, particularly in the mountains, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).

Occasional rain showers, possibly torrential, and thunderstorms are expected, starting in the north and extending to the center. Moderate to active southwesterly to westerly wind blows in the day, and southwesterly to northwesterly wind blows in the night. Sea waves are medium in the day, and low to medium in night.

Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and in Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 11 C and a low of 7 C, and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 10 C and a low of 6 C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley, temperature is expected to reach a high of 19 C and a low of 13 C, while it is expected to reach a high of 17 C and a low of 10 C in Gaza and the coastal areas.

The partly cloudy to cloudy and cold to very cold conditions are set to continue on Saturday, particularly in the mountains. Scattered rain showers, possibly torrential, and occasional thunderstorms are expected, with the chance of rain tapering off towards the night.

Sunday’s temperature is set to rise, paving the way to partly cloudy to clear and cold conditions in daytime and very cold conditions in the night.

A low pressure and a very cold polar front are set to affect the region on Monday, paving the way to partly cloudy to cloudy and cold conditions in daytime and very cold conditions in nighttime and causing temperature to drop. Torrential rain showers are set to fall starting from the evening along with occasional thunderstorms. 

PMD warns people against the flash floods, slippery roads and low horizontal visibility on Friday and Saturday.

K.F.