EMA: Hot Weather to Prevail in Egypt Today

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority(EMA) forecast temperature degree to rise slightly today, Friday across the country.

It will be hot in Cairo, its surroundings and Lower Egypt over the hours of the daytime.

Moderate winds blow up in most parts, and they become stronger in some areas especially near the Western Desert.

Mild weather is expected in the northern coasts next to the Mediterranean Sea and the other water bodies connected to it. Water mist hangs over the northern districts in the early morning.

Middle Egypt witnesses hot weather as the day drags on and very hot conditions will be expected in Upper Egypt and he desert areas along the border line with the Sudan. However, it will be nice in Egypt at night.

Major temperature degree in Cairo will be 34Celsuis and the minor one will be 24 C.

On the other hand, the experts warn of the  Coronavirus pandemic may affect the accuracy of the initial weather forecast model output originating from national and global weather prediction centers because of a cutback in the number of aircraft flights that generate vital weather data, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and other experts.

The aircraft collect temperature and wind data, among other information, that help improve the initial atmospheric conditions that drive global and regional weather forecast models. This data is used routinely to improve the forecasts created by national weather prediction centers across the globe.

The pandemic has drastically reduced the number of such flights in Europe and increasingly in the U.S. This impact will be a reduction in global forecast performance. For regional models, the impact may be even greater.

Regional models have the ability to resolve high-impact weather, such as thunderstorms, said AccuWeathers Scott Mackaro, vice president, Science, Innovation & Development. Information about the vertical structure of the atmosphere is vital and already sparse. Aircraft measurements provide just that.