As a result of severe weather fluctuations hitting the eastern Mediterranean, Lebanon is entering a period of unusual climatic instability, with successive air depressions interfering with a remarkable collapse in atmospheric pressure values, which raises the level of concern about field repercussions that may range from heavy to torrential rains, and sudden torrential rains, all the way to heavy snowfall at relatively low altitudes.
In this context, weather map analyst Ihab Younis revealed, in an interview with “Lebanon Debate,” that “Thursday and Friday witness a rare condition, as a result of the collapse of atmospheric pressure to about 985 hectopascals, which leads to widespread effects.”
In the details, he explained that “Thursday’s weather is characterized by rain ranging from light to moderate, which may intensify locally to become heavy to torrential rain, with the risk of torrential rains, in addition to snowfall at altitudes between 1,500 and 1,900 metres, and during peak periods it may reach 1,300 and 1,400 metres.”
He added, “Friday remains under the influence of rainy weather, with light to moderate precipitation that intensifies at dawn, while snow falls at altitudes between 1,600 and 1,700 meters in the morning, before rising during the day to between 1,600 and 1,900 meters, with a gradual decline in the intensity of rain in the evening.”
He pointed out that “Saturday will witness continued fluctuations, with light rain at dawn, and the possibility of snow falling at altitudes between 1,600 and 1,700 meters if precipitation is available, provided that the weather remains unstable with scattered rain during the day.”
Younis concluded by pointing out that “Sunday may bring a fourth depression that will continue until late March, with the possibility of a fifth depression entering in early April, which will reinforce the continued state of air instability in Lebanon.”
