RAINY WEEKEND, SNOW AT 11000 METERS, POLAR AIR MASSES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY

 Saturday’s weather is expected to be cloudy to partly cloudy without no remarkable change in temperatures. Drizzles are expected in the early morning hours only to intensify as of Saturday afternoon coupled with lightning and thunder. Snow falls at a an altitude of 1300 meters and above, reaching 1100 meters. Cold polar air masses are expected on Sunday and Monday, 

according to Beirut’s airport-based meteorology department. 

Coastal temperatures: 9 to 16 degrees Celsius

Mountainous temperatures: 4 to 10 degrees Celsius

Inland temperatures: 4 to 11 degrees Celsius

Surface winds: North to Southwesterly with winds gusting between 20 and 50 km/hr

Visibility: Medium, but worsens at higher altitudes. 

Coastal humidity: 60 to 90%

Sea: Medium, with surface water temperature at 19 degrees Celsius

Sunrise: 6:43

Sunset: 16:51