Snow & the Road Up
How much snow is forecast for the village and lying on the road now, in plain words — with the official channels for whether the road is open.
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How much snow is forecast for the village and lying on the road now, in plain words — with the official channels for whether the road is open.
Bekaa Kafra is the highest village in Lebanon, reached by one road that climbs from Bsharri. In winter that road can close completely in storms, cutting the village off. This page reads the mountain weather forecast for the village's own altitude and says, in plain words, how much snow is coming, how much is lying now, and whether it is freezing — so you can decide before you set out. It does not tell you the road is open; that is an official call.
No snow forecast.
No snow is forecast and little or none is lying on the road.
The single road up from Bsharri to a village this high closes in storms — in past winters, roads above about 1,500 m have been shut until bulldozers reopen them.
As of 18 Jun, 13:46. Modelled forecast for Bekaa Kafra (~1,800 m), refreshed about every half hour.
| Day | Snow | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | — | 14°C | 21°C |
| Tomorrow | — | 13°C | 19°C |
| Saturday | — | 12°C | 20°C |
This page shows the weather, not whether the road is open
Snow begins to settle around 700 m, and roads above roughly 1,500 m become impassable in a storm — the Bsharri-to-Cedars road shuts completely and is reopened by Public Works and municipal bulldozers. At about 1,800 m, Bekaa Kafra sits above that line and is routinely cut off when a storm comes through.
Even when the road is open, the climb is icy and snowbound for much of the winter. Carry snow chains, travel in daylight, and check the official channels above for live road status before you go — closures can come on fast in a storm.
A high village like this depends on the winter snowpack for its water. Lebanon is in its worst drought in about 65 years, with reduced snow and earlier melt meaning less water through the summer — so a thin snow year is felt here long after winter ends.
Fetched 18 Jun, 13:46. These are modelled estimates for Bekaa Kafra (~1,800 m), not measurements, and not a decision about the road. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).