Jordan: Unstable weather conditions starting Saturday evening will bring thunderstorms to several areas.

Arab Weather App - The latest readings from what is called computer simulation indicate that the Kingdom will be affected, God willing, during the evening and night hours of Saturday/Sunday 6/12/2025 by a state of atmospheric instability, accompanied by random thunderclouds of varying intensity from one region to another, which in turn will lead to rainfall in some areas, God willing.

Initial details of a state of atmospheric instability affecting several regions

In detail, God willing, a state of atmospheric instability will gradually develop during the afternoon hours, with clouds increasing at different altitudes and creating the opportunity for scattered thunderstorms in random areas of the Kingdom, especially in the south. As we enter the evening and night hours, i.e., Saturday/Sunday night, the cold air deepens in the atmospheric layers and meets with an extension of the Red Sea trough, as cloud cover increases and rain showers fall on several areas. These showers are sometimes heavy and accompanied by hail, causing significant flow in valleys and streams and the formation of flash floods, including in the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea region. These thunderstorms are also accompanied by strong gusts of wind, causing temporary dust storms in some desert areas.

The unstable weather conditions include Aqaba and surrounding areas.

The effects of these unstable weather conditions are expected to include the Gulf and city of Aqaba, the Disi Basin, the Wadi Rum area and surrounding regions during the evening and night hours of Saturday, as there is a chance of rain showers accompanied by thunderstorms and possibly hail showers in some areas.

Important recommendations from Arab Weather during the period of unstable weather conditions in the Kingdom:

• Staying away from valleys and flood channels, especially in the southern regions of the Kingdom.
• Be aware of the risk of flash floods in valleys, ravines, low-lying areas, and common water catchment areas, including Aqaba, the Dead Sea, and the Southern Ghor.
• Be aware of reduced horizontal visibility due to the possibility of dust accompanying thunderstorms.

Explained scientifically to those interested and specialists: What are the conditions of atmospheric instability?

Atmospheric instability forms differently from low-pressure systems. When warm air rising from the lower layers of the atmosphere meets cold air descending from the upper layers of the atmosphere over a specific geographical area, in conjunction with the presence of humid air in the atmosphere, an atmospheric instability arises.

This condition leads to the formation of what are called cumulonimbus clouds, which grow vertically into the upper layers of the atmosphere, increasing their thickness. This is accompanied by several weather phenomena, namely: thunderstorms that may be strong depending on the intensity of the condition; heavy rainfall that may occur in a short period of time and in narrow geographical areas; downdrafts; strong to very strong winds that cause sandstorms at the front of thunderstorms in desert areas; and hail showers that may be large in size during strong conditions, causing some damage.

And God knows best.