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Climate, Conflict, Politics, Africa. Editor https://t.co/b6HbxvmnsV (NZ) Reporting from France. https://t.co/LNVK0y9IS7 #nzpol #DesertRain

Apr 25, 2021, 11 tweets

Below you see a @NASA WorldView image of the Nile Basin taken yesterday from Southern Egypt to Lake Victoria.

25th April computer model forecasts for rain across the ME and Africa follow.

#GERD #Ethiopia #KS

[Thanks to @Arab_Storms for live images of today's #ArabianStorms.]

25th April 10 Day GFS model accumulated rain forecast across the ME and Africa.

An animation from this afternoon of the rainy part of the Nile Basin. The Clouds over Sudan, South Sudan and Western Ethiopia all contribute to the flow in the Nile River.

The latest 10-Day accumulated rain forecasts from the ECMWF, GFS and KMA forecast models are below. They are in agreement.

An animation of storm activity this afternoon over the Arabian Peninsula. Which was intense and over an enormous area. Storm activity is expected in the south and East of the Arabian Peninsula in coming days. #ArabianStorms.

#KSA has had storms for the past six days.

10 day accumulated rain forecasts for the #MiddleEast from the GFS, CMC, KMA and GEFS weather models.

@Arab_Storms #ArabianStorms

#KSA #Yemen #Oman #Levant #Jordan #Sudan #UAE #Iraq #Iran #Syria #Kuwait #GERD #Africa #NileBasin #HornOfAfrica #DesertRain

الله أعلم

First image of storms from today from
@Arab_Storms

Seoul Road & Local Emblem #ابها - 25-4-2021
- Source: Lover of storms

3 day accumulated rain forecasts ( to Wednesday at Midnight) for the #MiddleEast from the GFS, CMC, KMA and GEFS weather models.

@Arab_Storms

#KSA #Yemen #Jordan #Sudan #Iran #Syria #GERD #Sudan #DesertRain #Makkah

الله أعلم

The road leading to Balahmar and Balsammar
25-4-2021

#ArabianStorms

And finally, ultra long-range accumulated rain forecasts for the #MiddleEast from the GFS, GEFS (16 day) and KMA (12) weather models.

#ArabianStorms #Ramadan

#Levant #Jordan #Syria #KSA #Yemen #Oman #UAE #Qatar #Kuwait #Sudan #Eqypt #Iraq #Iran #GERD #DesertRain

الله أعلم

To conclude, here are the three North Africa précipitable water forecasts showing a large plume of water entering the Sahara..

The impact is beyond the range of the 10 day forecasts. The West Africa Monsoon is seriously pumping. /ends

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