Khaberni - The Kingdom is affected tonight and on Saturday by the precursor of a new atmospheric depression, which is the second in the series of rainy situations "Ghaith", and this depression has a direct impact on the evening and night of Saturday/Sunday. It has been classified as a third degree (medium to high impact) according to the Arab Weather’s index for measuring the intensity of atmospheric depressions and is associated with cold wintery and rainy weather in some areas, especially in the southern regions.
The Kingdom is affected by the precursor of the atmospheric depression in the late hours of Friday/Saturday night in the form of scattered rain showers occasionally accompanied by thunder.
The Kingdom is affected in the late hours of Friday/Saturday night by the precursor of the new atmospheric depression, where cloud amounts increase and the chance of rain showers renews in many areas, and these rains are occasionally accompanied by lightning and thunder, and may be associated with local hail showers.
Saturday daytime: Continuing the chance of rain showers especially in the early evening hours in preparation for an atmospheric depression affecting the evening and night.
On the afternoon of Saturday, 21-3-2026, temperatures tend to drop, the weather becomes cold, and the chance of rain showers continues at intervals, separated by periods of cloud dispersal and the appearance of sunlight, and the rains are occasionally accompanied by lightning and thunder, especially in the evening hours.
Beginning of the third-degree atmospheric depression (medium-high impact) in the evening and night of Saturday/Sunday and heavy rains in several areas focusing in the southern regions including Karak and Tafila
During the evening and night hours of Saturday/Sunday, the impact of the depression gradually intensifies, the weather turns fully cloudy, and the rainfall becomes regular and expands to include wide areas of the Kingdom, with heavy rains with chances of lightning, thunder, and local hail, which may lead to the flow of valleys and the formation of floods and water accumulations.
The impact of the atmospheric depression mainly focuses in the southern regions where the rains are heavy, increasing the risk of valley flows, stream flows, and floods, and possibly soil and rock slides in the affected areas.
Given the saturation of the soil and ground with humidity and water and the previous heavy rainfall for several days during the last week, caution is advised against:
١) Flowing of valleys and streams
٢) Formation of floods, including the areas of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea
٣) Occurrence of water accumulations on roads
٤) Potential soil and rock slides especially in southern regions
Low clouds touching the surface of the ground pass, causing the formation of dense fog over high mountainous terrains, and the winds are moderate westerly.
Sunday 22-3-2026: The departure of the atmospheric depression and the continued chance of rain showers from time to time
On Sunday, the weather is cold and cloudy with occasional rain showers, in some northern, central, and eastern badia regions, sometimes accompanied by thunder and lightning, and the winds are moderate southwesterly.
