The Forecasting Department at the Meteorological Service of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation has predicted that the weather in Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean basin will be affected by a weak low-pressure system.
Centered over western Turkey, it is pushing in air masses of moderate temperature.
This will lead to unsettled weather with a drop in temperatures and the possibility of scattered showers accompanied by strong winds and high waves.
The agency also warned of high wind speeds and high waves today and tomorrow, Saturday.
Weather forecast for Lebanon:
Friday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with dense fog in the highlands and a drop in temperatures.
Especially inland and in the mountains, where temperatures will fall below seasonal averages, with scattered rain.
There is a possibility of thunderstorms, and winds will be active, occasionally reaching 50 km/h.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with fog in the highlands.
Temperatures will rise inland and in the mountains.
Meanwhile, temperatures will remain unchanged along the coast, with strong winds.
Sunday: Partly cloudy with fog in the highlands and a drop in temperatures.
Especially in the mountains and inland.
Monday: Partly cloudy with fog in the highlands.
Temperatures will remain largely unchanged.
Surface winds: Southwesterly during the day, southerly at night, occasionally active with speeds ranging between 15 and 50 km/h.
Visibility: Average along the coast, poor in the highlands due to fog.
Relative humidity along the coast: Between 60 and 80%.
Sea conditions: Rough.
Water surface temperature: 29°C.
Atmospheric pressure: 1,009 hectopascals, equivalent to 757 mm Hg.
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