Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Kingdom is expected to bake in a scorching heat wave that will push mercury levels well above annual average by almost 5-6 degrees Celsius and just two degrees shy from the 40C threshold in the capital, Amman, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily reports.

In the late afternoon and evening hours, cooler weather is forecast as temperatures slide to around 24C, the Department added.

The Jordan Valley, 2121 to 400 meters below sea level, and the Red Sea port of Aqaba are set to swelter in scorching weather for two days with temperatures hovering around 43C, the forecaster predicted.

On Tuesday, mercury levels are expected to dip few degrees, but hot conditions will persist nationwide with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, the JMD further said added.