Meteorology expects cold weather to prevail today, Sunday, over most parts of the Republic.
Meteorology said on its official page on the social networking site Facebook, a short while ago that The maximum temperature expected today in Greater Cairo is 20 degree.
Light rain is expected today on areas of the northern coast and northern Lower Egypt.
It is noteworthy that last night was the longest night of the year, as the first day of winter began yesterday, Saturday, corresponding to December 21 astronomically.
– Due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation from the sun at an angle of 23.5 degrees, the amount of solar energy that the Earth receives varies in the northern and southern hemispheres, resulting in the four seasons.
At the winter solstice, it is perpendicular to the sun. On the Tropic of Capricorn, south to be winter In the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
The day is the shortest day and the longest night in the entire year, so the daylight hours begin to increase gradually, during the winter until the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours at the end of the winter season, and then begins The vernal equinox begins the spring season.
Winter is the coldest season of the year, as it is characterized by low temperatures and short days, with night hours being longer than daylight hours. It is also a rainy season, especially the northern coasts. For our country.
