The most powerful of this season .. from a severe and severe cold wave sweeping the Kingdom in the second half of this week

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecast staff warned this morning Saturday 8/2/2020 of the severity and seriousness of the cold wave that will sweep through its direct effects vast areas of the Arabian Peninsula and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the second half of this week, and is considered the most powerful and dangerous for this year Due to the record and large decrease that will accompany it on temperatures, it may reach -6 degrees below zero in some regions of the Kingdom .

The most powerful of the season ..

A very cold mass from the Arctic

And the latest forecasts issued this morning Saturday indicate that an extremely cold air masses of polar eruption moved from the North Pole towards eastern Europe and then the Black Sea, and are currently stationed over Turkey, and it is expected to continue its movement towards the south to affect the Levant region within the next 24 hours, To push strongly during the second half of this week towards the Kingdom.

Record and dangerous temperatures will be recorded in some regions of the Kingdom

Expectations of -5 minus zero in Hail and -6 minus zero in Turaif

It is expected that some regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will record dangerous and record temperatures at the same time, as temperatures drop to large levels that would pose a real threat to life in the event of sleeping outside the house or in areas that are not well heated, where it is expected to register Hail For example, minus -5 degrees Celsius, while in Tarif in the north it reaches -6 degrees below zero! While Riyadh will record -1 degrees below zero

Warning for farmers and ranchers

With these expectations, it is worth noting to the owners of agricultural lands and livestock owners of the direct effects of this cold wave on these sectors unless the necessary precautions are taken to deal with such weather conditions to protect livestock from the cold death and crops from frost and freezing.

"Weather of Arabia" warns that water pipes will explode as a result of freezing

These expected low temperatures and temperatures warn the "Arab weather" against freezing water inside pipes and exploding it in some areas, which could lead to cutting off water to homes and causing huge losses to the citizen’s pocket.

For this reason, "Arab Weather" alerts the brothers, citizens and residents in the areas most affected by the block, the need to take appropriate measures and measures, by going to the building materials stores and buying specially made thermal insulation made of tin and sponge coated with tin to protect the tubes from frost and freezing. In the event that these materials are not available, you can replace the water pipes with burlap.