Saudi Arabia - 12:40 PM | Barih dust strikes eastern Saudi Arabia and visibility drops to 500 meters near the border with Kuwait

Written By سنان خلف on 2024/07/06

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">Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The latest satellite images for monitoring dusty weather in the Kingdom revealed that the eastern parts of the Kingdom began to be affected by active northwesterly winds with strong gusts, stirring up dust and dust, and accompanied by a significant decrease in horizontal visibility.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D... the entry of dust from Kuwait into the Kingdom’s atmosphere via satellite from here</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Meanwhile, dusty weather is concentrated around Qaysumah and the eastern parts of the Hafr Al-Batin region, with horizontal visibility declining to less than 500 meters on some external roads.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D... out the weather forecast in your area and how it is affected by dust by clicking here</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Expectations indicate that northwesterly winds coming from Iraq and Kuwait will continue to flow towards the eastern parts of the Kingdom during the coming hours, with the possibility of them extending to affect the east of the Riyadh region in addition to the capital.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Arabia Weather is now closely monitoring developments in dust movement and will issue more updates during the next few hours through its various platforms.</p>

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