Riyadh - 3:00pm | Warning of possible downward winds and dust waves that may affect the capital shortly

Written By سنان خلف on 2021/07/22

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecast staff at the Arab Regional Weather Center warned of the exposure of the city of Riyadh to local dust waves during the next hour as a result of the downward winds associated with thunderclouds.</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>It is noteworthy that the Riyadh region is currently experiencing a state of atmospheric instability, with heavy thunderstorms and hailstones falling in some areas.</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>An important link to follow the movement of rainy thunder clouds in the sky of Riyadh via the rain radar, <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8... here</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>Arabia Weather recommends the residents of Riyadh and the surrounding areas the following:</strong></span></p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>Be aware of the intensity of the downward air currents associated with thunderstorms</strong></span></li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>The abundance of rain that will take a local character so that it will be heavy in limited ranges only</strong></span></li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>Sand storms and dust waves that may rush towards the capital due to downward winds associated with thunderstorms in the surrounding areas</strong></span></li></ul>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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