المملكة: Today’s weather: cold weather continues in parts of the north and center of the Kingdom

The National Center of Meteorology expects, in its weather report today, Wednesday, across the Kingdom’s regions, that the weather will remain cold in parts of the north and center of the Kingdom.

While the sky will be partly cloudy to cloudy, it may be interspersed with rain and thunderstorm clouds over parts of the Asir, Al-Baha and Makkah regions.
It is not excluded that fog will form in parts of these areas, as well as in the southern parts of the eastern region.

Red Sea

Surface winds: North to northwesterly at a speed of 20-35 km/h in the northern and central parts, reaching more than 40 km/h towards the Gulf of Aqaba Strait.
South to southeasterly at a speed of 15-35 km/h, reaching a speed of 50 km/h with the formation of rainy thunderclouds over the southern part.

Wave height: from half a meter to one and a half metres, reaching above two and a half meters with the formation of rainy thunderclouds over the southern part.

Sea condition: Light to medium waves reaching wavy, with the formation of thunderstorm clouds over the southern part.

Arabian Gulf

Surface winds: northwesterly at a speed of 25-40 km/h.

Wave height: from one to two metres.

Sea state: moderate waves.

Light to moderate fog

The National Center of Meteorology warned of light to moderate fog over parts of the regions in the early morning hours today, Wednesday, continuing in some places until 4 am, and until 8 am in other places.

The accompanying effects include a decrease in horizontal visibility (3-5) kilometers in areas of light fog, and almost a lack of horizontal visibility (1-3) kilometers in areas of moderate fog.

Places where fog spreads

Eastern Region: Al Adeed.
Mecca: Al-Shifa and Maysan
Jazan: Al-Harth, Al-Da’ir, Al-Raith, Al-Arda, Al-Eidabi, Fifa, Haroub, and Al-Darb.
Asir: Abha, Ahad Rufaidah, Al-Harjah, Al-Rabou’a, Khamis Mushayt, Sarat Ubaida, Dhahran Al-Janoub, Al-Namas, Balqarn, Tanomah, Al-Majaridah, Barq, Rijal Almaa, and Mahayil.
Al-Baha: Al-Aqiq, Al-Qura, Al-Baha, Al-Mandaq, Baljurashi, and Bani Hassan