📰 3 sources 7 articles · 6 Nov 2026, 07:23 → 6 days ago

A low-pressure system hits Lebanon with thunderstorms, floods and wind until Sunday

Lebanon is affected from Friday 6 November by a low-pressure system centered over the Black Sea, bringing a further drop in temperatures below their seasonal averages. Scattered rain intensifies in the afternoon, at times heavy, with thunderstorms, possible hail and flooding on roads, and the Meteorological Service warns these conditions will continue until Sunday. The system's effect is expected to ease gradually on Sunday daytime, with a sharp drop in temperatures in the following phase.

📍 Where things stand: The low-pressure system continues until Sunday daytime with thunderstorms and possible flooding, with its effect expected to ease gradually on Sunday noon before a sharp drop in temperatures.

⏱️ Timeline

6 Nov 2026, 07:23 Lebanon is affected on Friday 6 November by the low-pressure system centered over the Black Sea, with a further drop in temperatures below their seasonal averages. Scattered rain falls, intensifying from the afternoon, accompanied by thunderstorms and possible hail, while the Meteorological Service warns of flooding on roads, especially at night, and active southwesterly winds reaching 60 km/h blow.
6 Nov 2026, 09:27 LBCI Lebanon reported that a low-pressure system is hitting Lebanon and will continue until Sunday, accompanied by thunderous rain and snowfall at an altitude of 2200 meters.
6 Nov 2026, 10:47 Lebanon's Meteorological Service forecast cloudy and unstable weather with continued low temperatures, and scattered rain at times heavy with thunderstorms, hail and flooding on roads, especially Friday and Saturday. Winds become active, reaching 65 km/h, and sea waves rise to about two meters, while the system's effect eases gradually on Sunday noon with some snow above an altitude of 2500 meters.
6 Nov 2026, 17:48 The head of the estimates department at the Meteorological Service, Mohammad Kanj, told RED TV that the rain will intensify this evening and reach its peak until tomorrow morning.
6 Nov 2026, 17:50 Kanj said the current low-pressure system is divided into two phases: the first is accompanied by rain that continues until Sunday, while the second sees a sharp drop in temperatures after Sunday.
7 Nov 2026, 09:44 LBCI Lebanon reported that the low-pressure system continues until Sunday daytime.

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

⚠️ Sources disagree

Wind speed

reaching 60 km/h according to Lebanon Debate
reaching 65 km/h according to MTV Lebanon

Snowfall altitude

snowfall at an altitude of 2200 meters according to LBCI Lebanon
some snow above an altitude of 2500 meters according to MTV Lebanon

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Lebanon Debate's coverage focused on the daily weather details, the meteorological warnings about flooding and Mohammad Kanj's remarks on the rain peak and the system's two phases; LBCI Lebanon limited itself to general headlines about the system continuing until Sunday with snow at 2200 meters, while MTV Lebanon offered a broader risk list including wind speed, wave height and snow above 2500 meters.

Lebanon Debate It led with the effect of the system centered over the Black Sea and the temperature drop, highlighted the meteorological warning about nighttime flooding and wind speed of 60 km/h, then later carried Mohammad Kanj's remarks to RED TV about the rain peak and the system's two phases.
LBCI Lebanon It limited itself to a general headline about a low-pressure system continuing until Sunday with thunderous rain and snow at 2200 meters, then later reasserted that it continues until Sunday daytime without further details.
MTV Lebanon It relied on the Meteorological Service's forecast and highlighted multiple risk details: at times heavy rain and flooding Friday and Saturday, winds of 65 km/h, sea waves up to two meters, and snow above 2500 meters as the system's effect eases on Sunday noon.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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