Weekend weather... Thunderstorms, dust, and fog with reduced visibility
Meteorology Department expects the country to be affected by a Sudanese low with rain, dust, and fog
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
The Meteorology Department has forecast that the country will be affected by scattered showers, occasionally thunderous, along with suspended dust and a chance of fog, leading to reduced visibility in some areas. The weather at the end of the week will be hot and humid during the day, and mild and humid at night.
The Acting Director of the Department, Essam Al-Ali, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that weather maps and numerical models indicate the country will be influenced by the Sudanese Low, which leads to the proliferation of low and medium-level clouds, accompanied by scattered rainfall that may be thunderous at times, and suspended dust causing reduced visibility in some areas.
Al-Ali added that winds will be variable to southeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening, with a chance of fog forming in the evening and the early morning hours, followed by a gradual improvement in visibility.
He clarified that the weather during the day on Thursday will be hot and relatively humid, especially in coastal areas, with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be northwesterly, shifting to southeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening from 10 to 45 kilometers per hour, with a chance of scattered showers, occasionally thunderous, and a chance of dust. The expected maximum temperatures will range between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be light to moderate, occasionally rising to 2 to 6 feet.
He noted that the weather tonight will be mild and humid, especially in coastal areas, with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be southeasterly to variable, light to moderate in speed, ranging from 8 to 35 kilometers per hour, with a chance of fog in some areas. The expected minimum temperatures will range between 19 and 21 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be light to moderate, ranging from 1 to 4 feet.
He stated that the weather on Friday daytime will be hot and partly cloudy, with winds from the southwest to southeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening from 15 to 50 kilometers per hour, with a chance of dust in exposed areas. The expected maximum temperatures will range between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be light to moderate, occasionally rising to 2 to 6 feet.
He said that the weather on Friday night will be mild and relatively humid, especially in coastal areas, with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be southeasterly to northeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening from 10 to 40 kilometers per hour, with a chance of scattered showers and a chance of light fog in some areas. The expected minimum temperatures will range between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be light to moderate, occasionally rising to 2 to 6 feet.
Regarding Saturday’s weather, he clarified that it will be hot during the day and partly to mostly cloudy, with winds from the southwest to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening from 12 to 55 kilometers per hour, with a chance of dust and a chance of light scattered showers. The expected maximum temperatures will range between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be moderate to high, ranging from 3 to 6 feet.
He added that the weather on Saturday night will be mild and partly to mostly cloudy, with winds from the northwesterly to southeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally strengthening from 12 to 45 kilometers per hour, with a chance of scattered showers, occasionally thunderous. The expected minimum temperatures will range between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius, and sea conditions will be light to moderate, occasionally rising to 2 to 6 feet.
