To snow or not to snow…
Events are being canceled because the weather-people are forecasting a weekend of snow in Amman. My gut tells me it won’t, at least not anymore than it did last Tuesday (ex. maskhara).
What do you think?
From the Jordan Times:
On Tuesday, the depression will deepen and start building up, Abu Hazim told The Jordan Times. Gradually, the depression will bring snowfall, which is expected to intensify during evening hours. Temperatures will dip well below their annual average of this year, which stands at 12ºC, to 3ºC during the day and -1ºC overnight in the capital. On Wednesday, the polar air mass will continue to affect the country with increasing chances of heavy snowfall. The depression is expected to continue affecting the country on Thursday.
The JMD warned citizens of further low visibility due to heavy fog formation. With the depression and snowfall nearing, the Civil Defence Department (CDD) urged citizens to take precautionary measures during the expected blizzard by purchasing supplies of fuel and food ahead of time. The department also warned motorists, particularly in hilly areas, to drive carefully and not to venture out in case roads get slippery because of snow.
Cute.
Anyway, check out these absolutely gorgeous pictures of the frost spell that hit the country last week, from Rani the Brainy. Check out his blog for more picures.
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Bardees
January 29, 2008 @ 1:21 am
I hope it would snow!!
I just noticed the snow flakes you added to the blog banner,they’re soo cute!!
Ali Alhasani
January 29, 2008 @ 3:32 am
I’m Praying for snow! i hope it will be the most extreme snow storm ever to pass Jordan..i adore snow allot..
kinzi
January 29, 2008 @ 10:24 am
Cynical me says the more we talk about it and prepare, the less it will truly put out.
BUT, that said, the way the pressure has dropped and the winds are up and the temp is dropping, (and my dog is going crazy) all the indicators are there for a blizzard=y drop, not the slushy stuff of last week.
madas
January 29, 2008 @ 12:34 pm
Welcome back! :)
Rani Dababneh
January 29, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
Thanx for the referral :)
Hamzeh N.
January 29, 2008 @ 7:52 pm
lol, the anti-spam word is “hate”, what the hell? :D
I came across these pictures a couple of days ago. They are beautiful, but having an uncle who runs a farm in the Jordan Valley, I know how not-so-beautiful these pictures are to the farmers. I really feel for them because this is the sort of stuff that could kill entire crops :(
Fred
January 30, 2008 @ 3:42 am
please post beautiful pictures of snow in Amman!
Kuwaiti dude in Jordan
January 30, 2008 @ 9:23 am
be careful what u wish for:(..im stuck in my apartment and there’s no sign of life anywhere..is this i am legend all over again:(
Arima
January 30, 2008 @ 2:11 pm
Wow! That’s so beautiful! I wish I was in the Levant at the moment. I hear it’s also snowing in Beirut and damascus! Stuck in the UK and we just get rain rain rain rain!
manal y
January 30, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
wow is that what was exactly happening in jordan
shit
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