Hours separate us from Storm Joyce … and the snow touches 600 meters!

The Department of Meteorology of the Civil Aviation Administration foresees that tomorrow the weather will be cloudy in general, with fog in the heights, and an additional, notable and abrupt drop in temperatures, especially in the mountains and in the interior, which will become below their seasonal. Rates as the effect of Storm Joyce intensifies and wind speed reaches 85 km Q, especially in northern regions, with ocean waves rising to 3 meters with them, and heavy rains, sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms. Snow also falls to an altitude of 1000 meters, and its level is low, especially in the northern regions, to touch 600 meters at night.

It says in the following brochure:

– The general situation: the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and Lebanon will be affected starting at noon on Tuesday by the depression of cold and stormy air Joyce, which brings heavy rains, strong winds and snow at middle and lower elevations and below 600 meters in the north of the country, and continues to dominate until Friday, where it gradually recedes, leaving waves of frost that last until the end of the week.

Weather forecast in Lebanon:

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with the appearance of layers of dust in the air during the morning period, especially in the south of the country. They are accompanied by storms and strong winds of up to 75 km / hr. The waves of the sea rise with them, the pills fall and torrents form, warning of drift on the ground. Snow also falls at an altitude of 1,500 meters or more, and its level drops at night to 1,100 meters.

Wednesday: Generally cloudy with mist in the heights and an additional, noticeable and abrupt drop in temperatures, especially in the mountains and in the interior, which becomes below their seasonal levels as the effect of the storm is more intense Joyce and the wind speed reaches 85 km / h, especially in the northern regions, with this the waves of the sea rise to 3 meters and torrential rains, sometimes accompanied by electrical storms, and hailstorms. Snow also falls at an altitude of 1000 meters, and the snow level drops, especially in the northern regions, reaching 600 meters at night.

Thursday: Partly cloudy to sometimes cloudy with fog at the altitudes and temperatures remain low (the lowest this year). Scattered rains fall, sometimes heavy during the morning period, with lightning, thunder and active winds, and snow falls at an altitude of 700 meters and more.
The intensity of rain and snow decreases from noon with the occurrence of great advances, and frost waves resolve as a result of cold air masses, as ice forms on mountain and inland roads from a height of 800 meters at night, so we warn of slipping on these roads.

Friday: Partly cloudy with the onset of high temperatures and fog in the heights, scattered rain sometimes with snow at a height of 1000 meters and more, the rain and snow gradually decrease with the afternoon hours and the weather improves from the Saturday morning with the formation of snow on the roads at night from 100 meters high.

The temperature on the coast varies from 7 to 14 degrees, in the mountains from 0 to 6 degrees, in the interior from 1 to 7 degrees.

Surface winds: active from the southwest, with speeds between 35 and 50 km / h, sometimes increasing from afternoon to 75 km / h, especially in the northern regions.
– Visibility: Moderate to bad due to fog in the heights and heavy rains at night.
Relative humidity on the coast: between 65 and 85%.
Sea: wavy, surface temperature 20 degrees.
Atmospheric pressure: 754 mm of mercury.
Sunrise time: 6, 22.
Sunset time: 17:22