The week-long heatwave that has affected the Kingdom will taper off on Thursday as mercury levels will drop becoming around their seasonal average.

According to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD), normal summer conditions will prevail until Saturday in the highlands and Amman, but it will remain hot in the rest of the country. Clouds will appear at various altitudes with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, blowing dust in the eastern and southern parts of the Kingdom.

Daytime temperatures expected for today in the capital and the northern cities will range between 32- 35 degrees Celsius and jumping to 41 degrees in the Gulf of Aqaba. At night mercury levels will cool down reaching 21 degrees in Amman and sliding to 28 in Aqaba, the JMD said.

Source: Fana News