Heavy rain forecast for parts of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

The National Center for Meteorology has issued its weather forecast for Wednesday, corresponding to 3-5-1448 Hijri, predicting continued chances of moderate to heavy thunderstorms that may cause flash floods, accompanied by hail and strong winds raising dust and sand in parts of Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, and Makkah regions.

Light to moderate rainfall is also expected in parts of Madinah, Hail, Tabuk, Al-Jouf, Northern Borders, Eastern Province, and Riyadh. Fog is likely to persist overnight along coastal areas in both the eastern and western parts of the Kingdom.

Wednesday’s weather conditions

For the Red Sea, surface winds will be northwesterly to southwesterly at 15-30 km/h in the northern part, and northwesterly to southwesterly at 10-25 km/h, reaching over 60 km/h with thunderstorm clouds in the central section. In the southern part, southeasterly to southwesterly winds will blow at 10-25 km/h, also reaching over 60 km/h during thunderstorms.

Wave heights will range from half a meter to one meter in the north, and from half a meter to over two meters in the central and southern sections during thunderstorms.