Basrah, Iraq Air Quality
As of 7:41 AMEveryone may feel effects. Limit long or intense activity outdoors; sensitive groups should stay indoors.
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US AQIAir quality outlook
Worst hour each day- Today158Unhealthy
- Sun 18159Unhealthy
- Mon 19124Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Tue 20142Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Wed 21159Unhealthy
From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.
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Basrah is in Basrah District, Iraq at 30.51°, 47.78°. Right now it’s 25° and partly cloudy; today’s high is 36° with a 0% chance of rain.
Iraq's climate is dominated by extreme heat and aridity, with the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys forming a fertile corridor through otherwise harsh desert terrain. Summer temperatures in Baghdad and Basra routinely exceed 50°C, making southern Iraq one of the hottest inhabited regions on Earth. The western and southwestern deserts receive less than 100mm of rainfall annually, while the Kurdish mountains in the north see snow and significantly cooler conditions.
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