Khaberni - The Director of Meteorology, Raed Rafeed Al-Khatab, stated that the Kingdom was affected during the early hours of Monday, December 29, 2025, by the second air depression during the winter of 2025/2026, centered east of Cyprus, and accompanied by a cold and humid air mass.
Al-Khatab explained that most areas of the Kingdom experienced varying intensities of rainfall, primarily concentrated in the northern, central, and parts of the southwestern regions, occasionally heavy with thunder and hail, leading to the formation of floods and water flow in valleys and low-lying areas.
He added that the Kingdom was also affected by active western winds, accompanied by strong gusts particularly in the morning hours of Monday, where the wind speed reached about 70 km/h at the automatic Safawi and Jubaiha observation stations, and exceeded 80 km/h at the Tafilah observation station.
The Director of Meteorology indicated that this air depression contributed to an increase in the accumulated rainfall totals over 48 hours of the current rainy season 2025/2026, with the percentages of what was achieved from the general seasonal rain average ranging between 1% and 14%, especially in the northern, central, and parts of the southwestern regions.
Al-Khatab noted that the highest amounts of recorded rainfall were at:
Hussein Gardens observation station: 50.5 mm, accounting for 11% of its general seasonal average.
Al-Rabba observation station: 47.1 mm, accounting for 14% of its general seasonal average.
Ras Munif observation station: 46.1 mm, accounting for 8% of its general seasonal average.
Al-Salt meteorological station: 45.6 mm, accounting for 9% of its general seasonal average.
The Director of Meteorology confirmed that the performance of the current rainy season 2025/2026 is good, exceeding the general averages for this time of the year in most regions of the Kingdom, particularly in the southern regions, including the southern Jordan Valley which achieved its general seasonal rain average in full and exceeded it by 7%.
Al-Khatab concluded his statement by referring to the enclosed graph, which illustrates the performance of the current rainy season 2025/2026, comparing the supposed ratio to be achieved from the general seasonal average by December 30, 2025, with the actual ratios achieved in various regions of the Kingdom.
