With the outbreak of hostilities in Iran, it is of interest to examine weather conditions over the region.
The visible image earlier today shows cloud-free skies over that country, which is obviously beneficial for those looking for targets.
The models show such fair conditions continuing, with some clouds building during he warmer period of the day. To illustrate, here is the cloud forecast around 4 PM Iran time tomorrow.
Surface air temperatures during the day are very warm. Here are the high temperatures from yesterday. Around 110°F in the southern part of the country, cooling to around 90°F in the north.
In Tehran, temperatures should rise to around 100°F each day, with virtually no chance of rain. Few clouds.
The bottom line is that conditions around Iran will be hot with few clouds and no precipitation. Good visibility will prevail.
Israel will also be mostly cloud-free during daylight hours (see visible image today).
Low clouds are forecast to form in the morning (see below), which might be an issue for their laser-based protective defense "dome" in some locations.
High temperatures in Israel, moderated by the Mediterranean, are more moderate than over Iran, with highs yesterday only around 90F
Israel has imaging capabilities on par with the best NATO stuff for their aircraft, so weather won't factor as far as the Israeli Air Force is concerned. It'll make the flights a little smoother for their F-15I
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Direct line of sight hasn't been a deciding strategic or tactical factor for the Israeli military for a very long time. And as for theater range missiles, weather usually only factors for higher altitude missiles coming in at angles, like with an ICBM skipping into the atmosphere.