Saudi Arabia is experiencing bitterly cold wave, accompaniedby active and sometimes strong winds, mainly in the northern regions. Renownedweather expert Muad Al-Ahmadi called the cold spell as "Muqarqaa Al-Baiban."
Speaking to Al Arabiya.net, he said that the cold wave thatstarted a few days ago will continue for about two weeks more. He urged peopleto take utmost vigil, precaution and safety measures during this period.
"The first wave started last Tuesday, and its climax was onWednesday and Thursday, and that ended on Friday, while the second wave, whichis the strongest and hardest, began Saturday, and would continue till midweek,"he said adding that this will be the strongest ever cold snap than the pastwaves.
Temperature dips
Al-Ahmadi said the cold snap returned again with two polardepressions hitting the Arabian Peninsula since Jan. 21 as snowfall andmoderate rains hit the northern border regions of Arar, Turaif, Qurayyat andAl-Jouf.
He pointed out that the temperatures would fall to minus 4degrees Celsius in the regions such as south of Tabuk, Taimah and Al-Ula. Thetemperature would reach 10 degree Celsius in most other regions includingMakkah while Riyadh and Madinah are expected to experience two and threedegrees Celsius respectively.
Hussain Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the General Authority ofMeteorology and Environmental Protection, recently warned that all regionsof the Kingdom would be hit by extreme cold waves with a sharp fall intemperature with the northern regions witnessing sub-zero temperatures."
