Ammon News - Hot and humid weather is expected on Saturday as clouds cover the skies in the Northern and central areas of the Kingdom, said the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) in its daily weather update.

The JMD stated that a decrease in cloud coverage is predicted as temperatures warm up in the highlands and plains while scorching weather builds up in the Badia, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba.

Mercury levels for today are expected to hover between 30 degrees Celsius and 20 in Amman, 27-15 degrees in the northern areas and 40-15 degrees in the southern parts. The weather will be hotter in the port city of Aqaba with highs jumping to 39 degrees Celsius, sliding to 27 at night, the JMD added.

The JMD forecast a slight rise in temperatures over the next two days, warming up to their annual average as relatively hot weather conditions prevail across the Kingdom.