Thunderstorms, hail and strong winds forecast across Saudi Arabia Tuesday

The National Center for Meteorology has forecast continued moderate to heavy thunderstorms on Tuesday, leading to flash floods. The storms will be accompanied by hail and strong winds raising dust and sand across parts of the Eastern Province, Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Madinah, Makkah, Al-Baha, Asir, Jazan, and Najran. Lighter to moderate rain is expected in parts of Tabuk, Al-Jouf, and the Northern Borders region, with fog formation also possible in some of these areas.

The report added that surface winds over the Red Sea will be northwesterly to northerly at 20–42 km/h, reaching up to 50 km/h toward the Gulf of Aqaba in the north. In the central part, winds will be northwesterly to northerly at 15–40 km/h, exceeding 50 km/h during thunderstorms. In the south, winds will be southeasterly to southwesterly at 12–32 km/h, also exceeding 50 km/h with thunderstorms. Wave heights will range from 1 to 2 meters, exceeding 2 meters toward the Gulf of Aqaba in the north, and may also surpass 2 meters in the central and southern parts during thunderstorms.

Sea conditions in the Red Sea will be moderate, becoming rough toward the Gulf of Aqaba in the north, and moderate to rough with thunderstorms in the central part. In the south, conditions will be slight to moderate, becoming rough with thunderstorms.

In the Arabian Gulf, surface winds will be northwesterly to northerly at 20–45 km/h, exceeding 50 km/h with thunderstorms in the north, and northwesterly to northerly at 15–45 km/h, also exceeding 50 km/h with thunderstorms in the south. Wave heights will range from 1 to 2 meters, exceeding 2 meters with thunderstorms in the north, and from 0.5 to 1.5 meters, exceeding 2 meters with thunderstorms in the south. Sea conditions will be moderate, becoming rough with thunderstorms in the north, and slight to moderate, becoming rough with thunderstorms in the south.