Light rain in the north as Basra and the south reach 28°C

BAGHDAD — Light rain is possible in the far north of Iraq on Monday evening, with clear skies and some cloud elsewhere in the north and mostly clear skies in the center and south, the Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology said Sunday.

Temperatures will rise slightly nationwide on Monday, with highs from 19°C in Duhok to 28°C in Basra and three other southern governorates. Baghdad will reach 26°C.

Visibility on Monday will generally be 8 to 10 kilometers, falling to 4 to 6 km in rain. Tuesday will be mostly clear with some cloud across Iraq and little change in temperatures. On Wednesday, skies will be generally clear with some cloud and a chance of light rain in the northern mountains, as the forecaster’s Saturday outlook had expected, while temperatures dip slightly in the center and north and hold steady in the south. Thursday will be mostly clear with some cloud nationwide, with temperatures close to Wednesday’s.

Monday’s highs: Duhok 19°C, Erbil 21°C, Sulaymaniyah 20°C, Nineveh 22°C, Kirkuk 22°C, Salah al-Din 25°C, Diyala 26°C, Anbar 25°C, Baghdad 26°C, Babil 27°C, Karbala 26°C, Najaf 27°C, Wasit 27°C, Diwaniyah 28°C, Maysan 27°C, Dhi Qar 28°C, Muthanna 28°C, Basra 28°C.