📰 3 sources 4 articles · 28 Sep 2026, 13:53 → 18 days ago

A weather depression affects Lebanon: rain, wind and a drop in temperatures

A weather depression began entering the Akkar region on 28 September 2026, accompanied by scattered rain, active winds and relatively cold weather, with water pooling on the Abdeh road. Lebanese media followed its impact on the country with forecasts of rain, thunder, wind and a drop in temperatures, before a more detailed report on 30 September described volatile autumn weather with rain sometimes intensifying from the afternoon, especially in northern areas.

📍 Where things stand: A weather depression is affecting Lebanon with scattered rain that sometimes intensifies from the afternoon, especially in northern areas, along with lightning, thunder, active winds, fog on mountain roads and a drop in temperatures.

⏱️ Timeline

28 Sep 2026, 13:53 Lebanon Debate's correspondent reported that the weather depression's entry into Akkar affected a number of villages and towns, with scattered rain, active winds and relatively cold weather. Heavy rainfall on the Abdeh road led to water accumulation and the formation of pools in parts of it, while the reasons for the water pooling at this specific location were not yet clear.
29 Sep 2026, 09:38 An LBCI report said a weather depression is affecting Lebanon, with forecasts of scattered rain and a drop in temperatures.
29 Sep 2026, 10:43 Aljadeed.tv reported that a weather depression is approaching Lebanon, accompanied by rain, thunder and wind. The available information did not include further details on the depression's path, the affected areas or its duration.
30 Sep 2026, 07:12 Lebanon Debate published a report on the weather in Lebanon saying September is bidding the country farewell with volatile autumn weather. Clouds are building and scattered rain is falling, sometimes intensifying from the afternoon, especially in northern areas, with lightning, thunder, active winds and fog blocking visibility on mountain roads. The report also included expected temperatures in Beirut, Tripoli, Tyre, the mountain regions and Zahle, in addition to the sea state, humidity and pressure.

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

How the sources covered it

Lebanon Debate focused on the local impact in Akkar and on weather details and figures, while the LBCI report limited itself to noting the depression's impact with scattered rain and a drop in temperature, and Aljadeed.tv's coverage was a brief headline about rain, thunder and wind while acknowledging that details on the depression's path, affected areas and duration were unavailable.

Lebanon Debate It highlighted the on-the-ground impact of the depression's entry into Akkar on villages and towns, and the water accumulation and pooling on the Abdeh road, noting that the reasons for the pooling at that location were not yet clear, then later published a detailed report with temperatures in Beirut, Tripoli, Tyre, the mountain regions and Zahle, and the sea state, humidity and pressure.
LBCI Its report was brief, limited to noting that a weather depression is affecting Lebanon with forecasts of scattered rain and a drop in temperatures, without details on areas or field impact.
aljadeed.tv It presented the news under a brief headline about an approaching weather depression accompanied by rain, thunder and wind, and stated explicitly that the available information did not include further details on the depression's path, affected areas or duration.

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

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