A Hot Weekend Ahead
The Assessment Department at the Meteorological Service of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation expected that tomorrow’s weather will be partly cloudy with dense fog over the highlands. Temperatures will remain largely unchanged along the coast with high humidity, while they will rise slightly in the inland and mountainous areas. Winds will sometimes become active.
The bulletin stated the following:
- General situation:
A typical summer weather pattern is affecting Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean basin, with high humidity and temperatures within seasonal averages.
Average temperatures for July: Beirut between 24 and 32 degrees, Tripoli between 23 and 31 degrees, and Zahle between 18 and 34 degrees.
- Expected weather in Lebanon:
Friday: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with dense fog over the highlands. Temperatures will remain unchanged along the coast, while they will decrease over the mountains and inland. Winds will occasionally be active, especially in the north, increasing sea waves.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with dense fog over the highlands. Temperatures will remain unchanged along the coast with high humidity, while they will rise slightly in the inland and mountainous areas, with occasional active winds.
Sunday: Partly cloudy with dense fog over the highlands, especially in the northern mountains, and temperatures will remain unchanged with high humidity.
Monday: Partly cloudy with dense fog over the highlands and a slight drop in temperatures.
- Along the coast: 22 to 31 degrees, in the mountains: 12 to 28 degrees, inland: 14 to 31 degrees.
- Surface winds: Southwesterly at 15 to 40 km/h
- Visibility: Moderate
- Relative humidity along the coast: 60 to 80%
- Sea state: Rough; sea surface temperature: 27 degrees
- Atmospheric pressure: 758 mm Hg
- Sunrise: 5:32
- Sunset: 19:53
