NNA - Hot and humid weather is expected on Friday with rising temperatures that will reach 40 degrees Celsius in the inlands, according to the Beirut airport-based meteorology department.

Coastal temperatures: 26 to 34 degrees Celsius

Mountainous temperatures: 21 to 32 degrees Celsius

Inland temperatures: 20 to 39 degrees Celsius

Surface wind: Northwesterly, with speeds gusting between 15 and 35 km/hr

Visibility: Generally good

Coastline humidity: 50 to 80%

Sea: Low waves, with surface water temperature at 27 degrees Celsius

Sunrise: 5:37

Sunset: 19:50

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