📰 6 sources 6 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 10:19 → 21 days ago

Lebanon: Above-average warmth and expected weather changes Saturday

This story covers weather forecasts in Lebanon on 22-23 October 2026. Initial reports pointed to summer-like conditions and temperatures above seasonal averages, before the Meteorological Service issued forecasts of changes, lower temperatures and scattered rain starting Saturday.

📍 Where things stand: The latest forecasts point to stable, relatively warm autumn weather, with expected lower temperatures on the coast and mountains, fog, and light scattered rain in the interior on Saturday afternoon.

⏱️ Timeline

22 Oct 2026, 10:19 A Lebanon ON report described the weather in Lebanon during October as summer-like, noting that winter was looming with its rains on the horizon.
22 Oct 2026, 20:18 The weather bulletin from the Directorate of Estimates at the Meteorological Service said stable autumn weather prevailed over Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean, with temperatures above seasonal averages set to start dropping on Saturday. It forecast clear to partly cloudy weather Friday with lower humidity and occasional active winds, and partly cloudy weather Saturday with fog over the mountains and a chance of scattered rain after noon in the interior, especially the northeast.
23 Oct 2026, 07:53 Warm weather continued in Lebanon with temperatures exceeding seasonal averages, amid forecasts of weather fluctuations starting Saturday.
23 Oct 2026, 12:25 The Directorate of Estimates at the Meteorological Service forecast Saturday to be clear to partly cloudy with higher humidity and lower temperatures on the coast and over the mountains, while remaining unchanged in the interior, with fog over the mountains, light scattered rain in the interior from the afternoon, and sometimes active winds. The bulletin noted stable and relatively warm autumn weather.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage ranged from brief headlines about the coming days' forecasts, to reports focusing on warmth and above-average temperatures, to others detailing the Meteorological Service bulletin and the changes expected on Saturday.

Lebanon ON Presented October weather under the phrase "summer in the heart of October" and highlighted the expected winter rains on the horizon.
صوت بيروت إنترناشونال The available text was limited to a headline about the coming days' weather forecasts, without additional details on the weather conditions.
Cedar News The available text was limited to a question about the coming days' weather, without additional details.
annahar.com Relied on the Directorate of Estimates bulletin at the Meteorological Service, highlighting above-average temperatures, details of Friday and Saturday weather, and the chance of scattered rain in the interior.
lebanon debate Focused on notable warmth and above-average temperatures, linking this to expected weather fluctuations on Saturday.
tayyar.org Reported the Directorate of Estimates forecasts with details of Saturday's changes: higher humidity, lower temperatures on the coast and mountains but not the interior, fog, light scattered rain and active winds.