This Is What New Year’s Eve Weather Will Be Like
12/27/2025 12:50:00 PM
The Forecasting Department at the Meteorological Service of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation expects a low-pressure system originating from the Black Sea, accompanied by cold air masses, to affect Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean.
This will lead to a gradual and noticeable drop in temperatures. Heavy rainfall is expected, along with strong winds, thunderstorms, and snowfall at elevations of 1,700 meters and above, reaching around 1,300 meters at dawn on Sunday with the arrival of the cold air mass. The system will gradually subside at dawn on Tuesday. Another low-pressure system, originating from northwestern Turkey, is expected to affect the region again early Wednesday, bringing a return of rain and snow until Friday evening.
A warning has been issued for the formation of flash floods on roads due to heavy rainfall on Saturday evening.
Expected weather in Lebanon:
Saturday:
Cloudy with a drop in temperatures to below seasonal averages. Dense fog will form over mountainous areas, reducing visibility. Scattered rain will fall, intensifying from the afternoon and accompanied by thunderstorms and a chance of hail. Winds will become active, reaching up to 60 km/h, especially in the north. A warning is issued for flash floods on roads in the evening. Snow will fall at elevations of 1,700 meters during the day, lowering at night to around 1,300 meters by dawn on Sunday.
Sunday:
Cloudy to partly cloudy with a further drop in temperatures and cold conditions. Dense fog will form over the mountains. Scattered rain is expected, occasionally heavy during the morning, with thunderstorms and active winds reaching up to 55 km/h. Snow will fall at elevations of 1,200 meters and above. Rain will gradually taper off from noon, with wide clearings, before returning Sunday night into Monday.
Monday:
Generally cloudy with a slight rise in temperatures and dense fog over mountainous areas, reducing visibility. Scattered rain is expected, occasionally heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds that may intensify to around 90 km/h, especially in the north before noon, with sea waves rising to about two meters. Snow will fall during the day at elevations of 1,600 meters, lowering in the evening to around 1,300 meters. Rain and snow will gradually ease and subside overnight. A warning is issued for ice formation on mountainous and inland roads from elevations of 1,200 meters and above, with a risk of slippery roads.
Tuesday:
Partly cloudy to cloudy with medium and high clouds and a slight rise in temperatures. Ice is expected on mountainous and inland roads during the early morning hours. Conditions will gradually turn cloudy at night, with scattered rain late Tuesday into Wednesday and snowfall at elevations of 1,500 meters and above.
This will lead to a gradual and noticeable drop in temperatures. Heavy rainfall is expected, along with strong winds, thunderstorms, and snowfall at elevations of 1,700 meters and above, reaching around 1,300 meters at dawn on Sunday with the arrival of the cold air mass. The system will gradually subside at dawn on Tuesday. Another low-pressure system, originating from northwestern Turkey, is expected to affect the region again early Wednesday, bringing a return of rain and snow until Friday evening.
A warning has been issued for the formation of flash floods on roads due to heavy rainfall on Saturday evening.
Expected weather in Lebanon:
Saturday:
Cloudy with a drop in temperatures to below seasonal averages. Dense fog will form over mountainous areas, reducing visibility. Scattered rain will fall, intensifying from the afternoon and accompanied by thunderstorms and a chance of hail. Winds will become active, reaching up to 60 km/h, especially in the north. A warning is issued for flash floods on roads in the evening. Snow will fall at elevations of 1,700 meters during the day, lowering at night to around 1,300 meters by dawn on Sunday.
Sunday:
Cloudy to partly cloudy with a further drop in temperatures and cold conditions. Dense fog will form over the mountains. Scattered rain is expected, occasionally heavy during the morning, with thunderstorms and active winds reaching up to 55 km/h. Snow will fall at elevations of 1,200 meters and above. Rain will gradually taper off from noon, with wide clearings, before returning Sunday night into Monday.
Monday:
Generally cloudy with a slight rise in temperatures and dense fog over mountainous areas, reducing visibility. Scattered rain is expected, occasionally heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and active winds that may intensify to around 90 km/h, especially in the north before noon, with sea waves rising to about two meters. Snow will fall during the day at elevations of 1,600 meters, lowering in the evening to around 1,300 meters. Rain and snow will gradually ease and subside overnight. A warning is issued for ice formation on mountainous and inland roads from elevations of 1,200 meters and above, with a risk of slippery roads.
Tuesday:
Partly cloudy to cloudy with medium and high clouds and a slight rise in temperatures. Ice is expected on mountainous and inland roads during the early morning hours. Conditions will gradually turn cloudy at night, with scattered rain late Tuesday into Wednesday and snowfall at elevations of 1,500 meters and above.