A satellite image captures a massive rain front crossing Eastern Europe

Arab Weather - The latest satellite images have detected a large-scale air front laden with cumulonimbus clouds and rain, extending over hundreds of kilometers, as it crosses large parts of Eastern Europe, causing unstable weather conditions including heavy thunderstorms and significant wind activity.

The latest outputs of numerical models indicate that this air front continues to move east and southeast, and will reach northwestern Turkey in the coming hours, including the city of Istanbul, where temperatures are expected to drop, with increasing cloud cover and showers of rain that may sometimes be thundery, accompanied by active gusts of wind.

This front is the result of a relatively cold air mass rushing in from eastern Europe, which has led to the formation of a wide range of rain clouds along its path, with expectations that it will continue to affect parts of the Black Sea region and northwestern Türkiye before gradually weakening.

The Arab Weather Center advises those in Istanbul and surrounding areas to follow the latest weather updates, especially with the possibility of temporary water accumulations in some areas and reduced visibility during heavier rainfall.

And God knows best.