High temperatures persist across Saudi Arabia as dust reduces visibility
Temperatures remain high in Eastern, Riyadh and Makkah regions, with dust storms affecting visibility and possible rain clouds in the south.
Key Takeaways
AIThe National Center for Meteorology has forecast continued high temperatures on Sunday, 19-2-1448 (corresponding to the Gregorian calendar), across parts of the Eastern Province, Riyadh, and Makkah regions. Active winds stirring dust and sand are expected in these areas and in parts of Najran, potentially reducing horizontal visibility to near zero along the coastal road to Jazan.
Sunday weather conditions
Dust and suspended particles will also affect visibility in the western and southwestern parts of the Kingdom, with a chance of thunderclouds bringing rain over the southern regions.
For the Red Sea, northwesterly to northeasterly surface winds are expected at 10-32 km/h in the northern sector, and southwesterly to northwesterly winds at 25-45 km/h in the central and southern sectors, exceeding 50 km/h with thunderclouds in the south.
Wave heights will range from half a meter to one meter in the north, and from one to two meters in the central and southern parts, rising above two meters with thunderclouds in the southern sector.