Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for nine regions across Saudi Arabia

Weather conditions across Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 30 Rabi Al-Thani 1448, are expected to bring continued moderate to heavy thunderstorms, potentially causing flash floods. These storms will be accompanied by hail showers and strong winds stirring dust across parts of Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, Madinah, Tabuk, Al-Jouf, the Northern Borders, and light to moderate rain in parts of Hail.

Sunday's weather outlook

There remains a chance for thunderstorm clouds to form over the southern parts of the Eastern Province, with the possibility of fog developing overnight along its coastal areas, as well as along the coasts of Makkah, Madinah, and Tabuk.

In the Red Sea, northwesterly to westerly surface winds are expected at 12-32 km/h, reaching over 50 km/h with thunderstorm clouds over the northern part. The central part will see northwesterly to westerly winds at 8-28 km/h, while the southern part will experience southeasterly to southwesterly winds shifting to southeasterly to easterly in the evening at 15-38 km/h, also reaching over 50 km/h with thunderstorms.

Wave heights will range from half a meter to one meter in the central part, and from half a meter to one and a half meters—rising above two meters during thunderstorms—in the northern and southern parts.