A series of deep low-pressure systems and very cold air masses are moving towards the central and western Mediterranean.

Arab Weather - Computer simulation results at Arab Weather indicate that the central and western Mediterranean regions, including southern and southwestern Europe, in addition to the Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and Libya, will experience severe weather fluctuations in the coming days, towards the end of January and the beginning of February.

A series of low-pressure systems will affect the western and central Mediterranean in the coming days.

This is due to the rush of very cold air masses towards the region, especially towards the Maghreb and North Africa, which leads to the formation of a series of deep low-pressure systems whose effects begin from the western Mediterranean before gradually extending to its central part, with a clear deepening of atmospheric pressure values in the centers of these low-pressure systems.

These low-pressure systems result in weather phenomena including heavy to very heavy rainfall over large areas of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, with snowfall over the high mountain peaks.

Strong winds and massive sandstorms are expected.

These depressions are also expected to be accompanied by stormy winds with gusts reaching about 120 km/h in some areas, which will lead to severe disruptions to maritime traffic in the western and central Mediterranean, where wave heights are expected to exceed 7 meters at times, posing a danger to maritime activities.

In the same context, forecasts indicate that sandstorms will blow across the Algerian Sahara, southern Tunisia and Libya, extending to Egypt, especially its central part, as a result of strong surface wind activity.

What about the impact of this situation on the Levant and Egypt?

As for the Levant, weather maps indicate that this weather pattern will be met during the last days of January (Friday and Saturday) and the beginning of February (Sunday) by an influx of warmer-than-usual air mass, leading to a clear and noticeable rise in temperatures, starting gradually from Friday, increasing during Saturday, and reaching its peak at the beginning of next week, where temperatures may exceed 20 degrees Celsius in large areas of the Levant, while exceeding the middle of 20 degrees Celsius in Egypt, with a clear increase in dust levels in the atmosphere.

Later forecasts indicate a clear drop in temperatures by the middle of next week, accompanied by a return of increased chances of rainfall in several parts of the region, God willing.

And God knows best.