The summer heat intensifies, making Arab capitals among the hottest places on earth.

Arab Weather - Climate indicators indicate the beginning of the impact of what is known as “Jamrat Al-Qayz” in the middle of the month on the atmosphere of the Arabian Peninsula, which is the period that is traditionally considered the peak of the summer season in terms of the intensity of the heat, during which hot and dry weather prevails and surface temperatures increase significantly.

The term “Jamrat al-Qayz” in Arab climatic tradition refers to the peak of summer, when the effects of extremely hot air masses intensify, coinciding with the stability of the subtropical high-pressure system, leading to the continuation of scorching weather for extended periods, especially in the interior and desert regions.

Climate estimates show that this period often coincides with what is known as the peak of summer or “the forty days of summer”, when the effectiveness of solar heating increases significantly during daylight hours.

Temperatures approach or exceed 50 degrees Celsius in several Arab countries.

With the start of the summer heatwave, the thermal dome over the Arabian Peninsula intensifies climatically, leading to an additional rise in temperatures, which may approach 48 and sometimes exceed 50 degrees Celsius in parts of southern Iraq, Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, according to climate estimates circulating in the region. This includes the capital Baghdad, the capital Kuwait, and many other cities.

According to climate analyses, this period is one of the most extreme periods of heat during the year, as a result of the decline in the influence of moderate air masses and the increase in the heating of the Earth's surface, which raises the actual feeling of heat, especially in desert and geographically closed areas.

The forecast confirms that the continuation of these conditions depends on the positioning of the high-pressure systems and the intensity of the hot air masses affecting them, with temperatures beginning to gradually decrease as the end of the peak of summer approaches later in the season.

And God knows best.