المملكة: Kingdom’s weather: stable atmosphere and dusty winds in some areas

The National Center of Meteorology, in its weather report today, Thursday, for the regions of the Kingdom, expects the continued impact of active winds that stir up dirt and dust, which will limit horizontal visibility, on parts of the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Medina.
The weather is generally stable in the rest of the Kingdom.

Red Sea

Surface winds: northerly to northwesterly at a speed of 15-30 km/h in the northern and central parts.
Southeasterly to southerly at a speed of 15-35 km/h in the southern part.
Wave height: from half a meter to one and a half metres.
Sea state: light to medium waves.

Arabian Gulf

Surface winds: northwesterly at a speed of 10-25 km/h in the northern part.
Southeasterly to northeasterly at a speed of 10-30 km/h in the southern part.
Wave height: from half a meter to a meter.
Sea state: light to medium waves.

Fog of varying intensity

In its report on the weather conditions in the Kingdom today, Thursday, the National Center of Meteorology warned of the spread of light to moderate fog over parts of 4 regions during the early morning hours..

The phenomenon begins at 1 a.m. and continues until 8 a.m.

The associated effects include a decrease in horizontal visibility (3-5) kilometers in areas of light fog.
There was almost a lack of horizontal visibility (1-3) kilometers in areas of moderate fog.

Foggy places

Eastern Region: Jubail, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Qatif, Ras Tanura, Al-Ahsa, Abqaiq, Al-Udayd, and Dhabalutn.
Mecca: Al-Qunfudhah, Shuaiba, Al-Layth and Jeddah.

Jazan: Al-Darb and Bish.
Asir: Al-Barak and Al-Qahma.

Cold air mass

The National Center of Meteorology warned that the northern border regions, Tabuk, Al-Jawf, Hail, and the northern eastern region will be affected by a cold air mass, starting from Sunday to next Tuesday..
Minimum temperatures are expected to range between (0 – 3 below zero) Celsius.
Its impact will extend on Monday and Tuesday to the regions of Qassim, Riyadh, and Sharqiya, and minimum temperatures are expected to reach (2 – 5) Celsius..

Dusty winds

The drop in temperature is also expected to be accompanied by dusty wind activity on Sunday and Monday in the areas affected by the drop.