Cold weather prevails, snowfalls expected over the heights

Damascus, SANA- Temperatures will remain from 3 to 6 degrees lower than average as the country is affected by a low air pressure accompanied a very clod polar air mass in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

The weather will be partly cloudy in general, with a chance of rain showers over separate regions especially over the coastal region, while snow is expected over the mountains that exceeds 1100m, warnings against frost and ice formation in most regions, Meteorology Department, in its Friday bulletin expected.

The wind will be western to southwesterly low to moderate in speed, while the sea waves will be medium in amplitude

The expected temperatures in some major Syrian cities will be as follows: Damascus 8/1, Daraa 7/1, Homs 6/-1, Lattakia 12/5, Aleppo 5/-2 and Deir Ezzor 9/1.

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