Weather during the current week

2025-02-16

The Upper Euphrates Center for Sustainable Development Research at the University of Anbar announced its forecast for Iraq's weather this week, and Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Jassam Mekhlif, a meteorologist in the Department of Climate Meteorology at the Center, stated that through satellite meteorology, the following can be found:

Rainfall status:

On Sunday, 16/2/2025, Iraq is witnessing a state of atmospheric instability as a result of the rush of a cold polar air mass of origin through the upper layers of the atmosphere towards the eastern Mediterranean, leading to the movement of a Mediterranean air depression that occurs to snowy rain in Rutba and medium to weak rain in (Haditha, Heet, Ramadi and Habbaniya) and parts of Tikrit - and heavy rain on the southwestern parts of the country, including parts of the country from morning to afternoon From the southern desert (Samawah, Salman, Karbala, Diwaniyah and Muthanna) and then turn into a thunderstorm later from the afternoon to the evening each of (Nasiriyah, Kut, Amara and Basra) - As for the northern region, its effect is weak, and the cold air may lead to a weakness of the convection currents by ascending towards the top to occur the reaction process and the precipitation will occur. So the Mediterranean depression may be poorly effective.

As for Monday, 17/2/2025, the impact of the effectiveness of the depression is limited to Muthanna and parts of Nasiriyah, as well as Basra, as it is witnessing a storm with heavy rain, in which the amount of rain is expected to exceed 10 mm, while the northern and north-eastern parts of the country (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and parts of Dohuk, heavy snowfall is expected, especially on the mountainous heights), as for Mosul and Diyala, there will be weak rainfall. The weather is clear in the western and southwestern parts of the country. The impact of this depression then gradually withdraws from the country.

Temperature status:

As a result of the rush of polar air mass of origin in the upper layers of the atmosphere, as a result temperatures drop and may reach below zero degrees Celsius in parts of the country for the next 10 days as follows:

Northern region:

Minimum: – 5 to 5 0C.

Maximum: 6 to 14 0C.

Western region:

Minimum: -2 to 5 0C.

Maximum: 10 to 14 0C.

Central Region:

Minimum 4 to 11 0C.

Maximum: 11 to 20 0C.

Southern Region:

Minimum 4 to 12 0C.

Maximum 14 to 21 0C.

Cloudy cover:

Sunday - the type of clouds in the western and southern parts of the country from medium - low altitude clouds) and the coverage rate (90-99%) - As for the northern regions, the type of cloud cover is between (medium to high clouds) and by (60-91%).

On Monday - the cloud cover will be on the northern parts and the eastern half of the country (high - medium clouds) represented in the northern parts and the far southern parts of the country - Basra specifically with a coverage rate of 99% - while the eastern and south-eastern parts (medium to low) by 99% - while the western parts of the country have clear weather.

Wind:

It is moderate in speed throughout Iraq, ranging from 18 to 30 km / h and in a northerly to north-westerly direction mostly.

Frost condition:

Frost is expected to form during the night and early morning periods – residents should pay attention to heating inside the house and wear appropriate clothing to maintain body temperature, while farmers cover their protected crops on a specific scale, especially in frost periods.

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