A cold air front crosses Iraq, heavy rain and snow in some areas, accompanied by sandstorms in other areas

Arab Weather - The latest satellite images from the Arab Weather Regional Center indicate that Iraq is affected by a deep air depression accompanied by a very cold air mass of polar origin, as strong winds blow with strong gusts during the passage of a cold air front, so stormy, cold and rainy weather prevails in the north and center of the country with snow falling over the mountains.

A severe sandstorm is also sweeping across Iraq, especially in the western and central parts, including the capital Baghdad, which will reduce or even eliminate horizontal visibility.

The low pressure system crosses Iraq's skies, and the weather turns into a cold, stormy, and rainy winter.

As the day progresses, temperatures will drop significantly to become 3-4 degrees Celsius below their average for this time of year, and the weather will turn into a cold, rainy and stormy winter in various northern and western regions, reaching the central regions, including the capital Baghdad. The rain will sometimes be heavy and accompanied by hail showers, especially in the northern regions.

Snow also falls and accumulates over the high northern mountainous heights, especially those that are more than 1300 meters above sea level, including the heights of Nineveh, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah, God willing. The thickness of the snow increases with the increase in height above sea level, God willing.

As for the southern regions, they are still far from the effects of the cold air mass. The weather will be moderate in terms of temperatures, which will be in the twenties, but the atmosphere will be noticeably dusty, God willing.

Thursday/Friday night: Iraq continues to be affected by the low pressure system and cold and rainy winter weather

During the night hours of Thursday/Friday, Iraq will continue to be affected by the low pressure system, so temperatures will drop and the weather will be cold and changeable between partly cloudy and cloudy. Rain will fall on the northern regions and parts of the western regions, extending in the early night hours to some central regions, including Baghdad. Snow will continue to fall on the northern mountainous heights, God willing.

God knows best.