Arab countries affected by heavy rain, lightning, and thunder this week

Written By هشام جمال on 2026/01/31

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - Arab Weather's computerized weather maps indicate expectations that several Arab countries will be affected during this week, extending from February 1-7, 2026, by a state of weather fluctuations, accompanied by an increased chance of heavy rainfall at times in a number of regions.

Maghreb countries:

God willing, the countries of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are expected to be affected by a series of low-pressure systems during this week, bringing cold weather, active winds, and heavy rainfall, especially in the northern regions, which may sometimes be accompanied by thunderstorms.

Active winds are also expected to stir up dust and sandstorms in some desert areas, and these conditions will gradually extend towards Libyan territory.

Forecasts indicate that Libya will be affected by several dust storms and sandstorms during the week, coinciding with periods of unstable weather conditions, accompanied by chances of rainfall, especially in the northern regions of the country.

Egypt:

As for Egypt, forecasts show that the country will experience temperatures higher than usual for this time of year during this week, with relatively warm weather and local showers of rain not ruled out in some northern areas, especially during the middle of the week, but the general characteristic remains the rise in temperatures.

The Levant:

The Levant is expected to be affected by a low-pressure system during the middle of the week, specifically on Tuesday, God willing, with a noticeable drop in temperatures and cold weather prevailing with rainfall in several areas. The rain may be thundery and heavy at times, accompanied by local hail showers, with expectations of snowfall over the high mountain peaks in Lebanon.

Iraq, the Gulf, and northern Saudi Arabia:

These unstable weather conditions will also extend, God willing, towards Iraq, Kuwait, and parts of northern Saudi Arabia, where thunderstorms are expected, which may be heavy at times, and with them the risk of flash floods increases, especially in Iraq.

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And God knows best.