arabia weather news
A satellite image shows the Dead Sea changing color due to the heavy flow of runoff and silt during the recent rainy weather.
In a dangerous development, severe and exceptional thunderstorms await ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
The peak of the rainy weather system affecting the region will be from Wednesday to Friday, coinciding with the passage of a deep low-pressure system.
Video | The mountains of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia are covered in snow and temperatures drop to zero degrees Celsius
The first of the rainy spells, Ghaith, begins this evening, Thursday, and is classified as a second-degree storm, continuing into Friday.
Arab Weather names the prolonged rainy spell, which begins this evening and will continue throughout the Eid holiday and until the end of March, as `Ghaith`.
A Mediterranean storm is expected to form off the coast of Libya mid-week, with significant repercussions later extending to other countries in the eastern Mediterranean.
A severe storm and waves up to 7 meters high are heading from Cyprus towards the Syrian coast on Sunday evening.