The General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismology of the Kurdistan Regional Government outlined the weather conditions for the next 48 hours and announced that rain and thunderstorms are forecast.
Today, Wednesday, 21 October, the Region’s Meteorology and Seismology Directorate announced that the sky will be mostly completely cloudy for much of the time. From the evening, there is a possibility of thunderstorms and light rain in scattered times and places.
At the same time, rainfall will increase late at night, particularly in the territories of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Halabja governorates, the southern and southeastern parts of Duhok Governorate, the independent administrations of Soran and Raparin, and part of the Garmian Administration’s territory. Temperatures will fall by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius compared with yesterday.
For tomorrow, Thursday, 22 October, according to meteorological forecasts, the sky will initially be completely cloudy; from morning until noon, rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect the following areas: (the Soran Independent Administration and its mountainous areas, parts of various areas of Erbil Governorate, the Raparin Administration, parts of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja governorates, along with various areas of the Garmian Administration).
The Region’s Meteorology Directorate further announced that from after noon through Thursday morning, the weather will tend toward stability, and the sky will change to partly cloudy and scattered clouds. Temperatures will also approach today’s recorded levels.
The forecast high temperatures for today and tomorrow in Celsius are:
| Various cities and areas of Kurdistan | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Erbil | 27 | 28 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 27 | 27 |
| Duhok | 27 | 28 |
| Halabja | 26 | 27 |
| Kirkuk | 28 | 28 |
| Zakho | 27 | 28 |
| Garmian | 31 | 31 |
| Akre | 28 | 29 |
| Haji Omaran | 20 | 20 |
| Pirmam | 25 | 26 |
