Winter weather prevails, rain expected

Damascus, SANA- Temperatures will slightly drop, yet remain above average as the country is affected by a superficial low air pressure accompanied by western air currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

The Meteorology Department expected in its Thursday bulletin that the weather will be partly cloudy in general, rain showers are expected in several areas, particularly over the northwestern, coastal, and central regions.

The weather will be also cold at night over the mountains, the winds will be southwestern with low speed and the sea waves will be low in amplitude.

During the past 24 hours, rain fell in Lattakia as the amount of rainfall in the provinces reached 15mm according to the rain bulletin.

The expected temperature degrees in some main Syrian cities will be as follows: Damascus 20/07, Homs 23/07, Hasaka 21/07, Lattakia 25/15, Aleppo 20/06, and Deir Ezzor 23/09.

Hala Zain