Lebanon

Rain, Hail, and Snow on the Horizon

Rain, Hail, and Snow on the Horizon

The Meteorological Department of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation has predicted that the weather tomorrow will be partly to mostly cloudy, with little change in temperatures, which will remain below their seasonal averages. A dense fog is expected in the highlands. Scattered rain, sometimes heavy, will fall during the morning with thunderstorms accompanying active winds, and the possibility of flooding on roads. Snow will fall on the mountains starting at an altitude of 2200 meters, and the intensity of the rain will ease starting in the afternoon with widespread clearing.

The bulletin stated:

- **General Condition**: A low-pressure system centered south of Turkey is accompanied by cold air masses, affecting the eastern Mediterranean basin, leading to variable weather until Thursday, where it will gradually recede. The average temperature in Beirut for November is between 17 and 25 degrees.

- **Expected Weather in Lebanon**:

- **Tuesday**: Partly cloudy with a slight drop in temperatures, which will be below their seasonal averages. Widespread clearing is expected while some rain will occur locally, with the intensity of the rain and thunderstorms increasing at night, and a chance of hail. Snow is expected in the Lebanese mountains starting at 2200 meters.

- **Wednesday**: Partly to mostly cloudy with no significant temperature change, remaining below seasonal averages, and dense fog will form in the highlands. Scattered rain will fall, sometimes heavily, during the morning with thunderstorms accompanied by active winds, with the potential for flooding on the roads. Snow will fall on the mountains starting at 2200 meters, and the intensity of the rain will ease starting in the afternoon with widespread clearing.

- **Thursday**: Partly cloudy with a slight rise in temperatures, with a chance of light rain before noon, with the weather gradually stabilizing starting in the afternoon.

- **Friday**: Partly cloudy with a further rise in temperatures returning to seasonal averages, local fog is expected in the highlands, and rain is anticipated to return in the eastern Bekaa during the afternoon.

- **Temperatures**:

- Coastal: 15 to 23 degrees,

- Mountains: 8 to 16 degrees,

- Inland: 9 to 21 degrees.

- **Surface Winds**: Southwesterly at speeds between 10 and 30 km/h.

- **Visibility**: Good on the coast, worsening in the highlands due to fog.

- **Relative Humidity on the Coast**: Between 60 and 85%.

- **Sea Condition**: Generally choppy, with a surface water temperature of 25 degrees.

- **Atmospheric Pressure**: 762 mm of mercury.

- **Sunrise**: 6:02 AM.

- **Sunset**: 4:41 PM.

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