Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The heat wave currently affecting the country is expected to subside by Tomorrow as temperatures will start to slightly Wednesday, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said on its daily brief.

According to the JMD, relatively hot conditions will continue today in the hilly areas, while it will be hot in other parts of the country, with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, picking up at times.

Maximum temperatures expected for today in Amman will reach 37 degrees Celsius dropping down to 23 at night, while mercury levels in the northern cities will range between a high of 35 and a low of 22 and the southern cities between a high of 32 and a low of 17. The weather will be much hotter in the port city of Aqaba with mercury levels soaring to 43 degrees during daytime and sliding to 27 at night, the JMD added.

Temperatures will further on Friday, becoming around annual average and bringing normal summer conditions in most regions and hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba.