Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Kingdom will remain under the impact of a blazing heat wave for three days, bringing hotter-than-usual temperatures for this time of the year, according to a daily report by the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).

Despite the torrid weather, light and spotty showers are forecast in the eastern and southeastern parts of the country, the meteorologists said.

The Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the Red Sea port of Aqaba are set to swelter in blistering weather with temperatures breaking into the 43-44C vicinity, the JMD added.

In Amman and other highlands, north and south, daytime mercury levels will range between 37 and 40 degrees. In the late afternoon and evening hours, cooler weather is forecast as temperatures slide to around 27 and even 23 in some southern and northern regions.