Local heavy rainfall is expected in western Iran and eastern Turkey

It is anticipated that from March 19 to 23, under the influence of a stable low-vortex and the moisture from the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf (Figure 1), eastern Turkey, western Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tbilisi will experience heavy rainfall. Parts of these areas will see moderate to heavy rain, with locally severe or extremely heavy rainstorms (Figure 2). The period of the strongest rainfall is expected to occur on the 22nd and 23rd.

Figure 1: Potential height at 500 hPa (contours) and wind field at 850 hPa (barbs) at 00(UTC) on March 20, 2025

Figure 2. Accumulated precipitation from March 19 to 23, 2025 (Unit: mm)

Author: Li Xiaolan                                 Reviewer: Zhang Bo 

English reviewer:Wang Yi                                                                       Issue approver:Dai Kan