المملكة: More than two metres… the height of the waves over Mecca, Medina and Tabuk

In its weather report today, Tuesday, the National Center of Meteorology warned of high waves in parts of 3 regions, namely Mecca, Medina, and Tabuk.
The phenomenon begins at 8 a.m. and continues until 9 p.m., in Shuaiba, Al-Layth, Jeddah, and Rabigh in Mecca, Al-Rayyis and Yanbu in Medina, and Umluj in Tabuk.
The center indicated that the waves were 2-2.5 meters high, and that active winds were blowing in those places.

High winds

In its weather report on Tuesday, the National Center of Meteorology expects strong winds to continue in parts of Mecca, Medina and Tabuk.
The winds will continue until 8 am, over Shuaiba, Al-Layth, and Rabigh in Mecca, Al-Rais and Yanbu in Medina, and Duba, Neum Sharma, Al-Wajh, and Umluj in Tabuk.
Associated effects include low horizontal visibility, high waves, and wind speeds of up to (40-49) kilometers per hour.
Dense fog
In its weather report, the National Center of Meteorology warned of dense fog over parts of the eastern region during the early morning hours on Tuesday.
The phenomenon begins at 10 pm today, Monday, and continues until 8 am on Tuesday morning.

The alert includes Jubail, Khobar, Dammam, Qatif, Ras Tanura, Al Udayd, Al Ahsa and Abqaiq.
The associated effects include a lack of horizontal visibility of one kilometer or less.

Cold weather in most areas

This week, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing cold weather in most regions, with noticeably low temperatures recorded, especially in the northern regions.
Temperatures reach between zero and four degrees Celsius, and temperatures are expected to drop below zero Celsius at the end of the week, coinciding with the approaching entry into January, the coldest month.

Weather analyst at the National Center of Meteorology, Aqeel Al-Aqeel, told Al-Youm: The northern regions, which include Tabuk, the northern border, Al-Jawf, the north of the Medina region, and the north of the Hail region, will witness cold weather.
Saudi Arabia weather in January
Temperatures are expected to range from zero to four degrees Celsius, with the possibility of falling below zero degrees Celsius by the end of the week.
As for the rest of the Kingdom’s regions, Al-Aqeel indicated that the weather will be cold, especially in the eastern, central and southern regions, while the weather tends to be relatively warm on the western coasts, such as the coasts of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region and the coasts of the Jazan region.
He added that the weather tends to be generally stable during this week in most regions of the Kingdom, with the exception of the appearance of some cloud formations on the southern and western highlands.