Lebanon

Weather for the Elections: Hot and Dusty

Weather for the Elections: Hot and Dusty

Hot air masses are affecting Lebanon, bringing spring-like hot weather with dusty winds between tonight and tomorrow, which will subside on Monday with a return to normal temperatures. Details are as follows:

**Saturday:**

1. Temperature: Coast between 20 and 31 degrees; Bekaa between 16 and 33 degrees; at 1000 meters between 17 and 27 degrees.

2. Weather: Sunny, turning partly cloudy with high and medium clouds, and a chance of muddy rain showers tonight and tomorrow, especially in the mountains and inland.

3. Winds: East to northwest, increasing to 60 km/h, with speeds between 20 and 30 km/h.

4. Surface humidity recorded at the coast between 50 and 80%.

5. Atmospheric pressure at the coast is 1014 hPa.

6. Visibility is good.

7. The sea is calm with a wave height and surface water temperature of 21 degrees.

**Sunday:** Warm and dry weather, partly cloudy with high clouds. Temperatures will decrease to between 19 and 28 degrees at the coast, between 14 and 29 in the Bekaa, and between 17 and 26 degrees at 1000 meters. Winds will be weak and from the east-northwest, with speeds between 20 and 30 km/h, increasing to 70 km/h in the morning, with layers of dust in the air. There is a chance of muddy rain showers, especially in the mountains and inland. Humidity will rise in the evening, leading to fog formation in the mountains.

**Monday:** Moderate and stable weather, partly cloudy with fog formation, temperatures will range from 15 to 25 degrees at the coast, between 9 and 26 in the Bekaa, and between 12 and 21 degrees at 1000 meters. Winds will be weak from the west, with speeds between 20 and 30 km/h.

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