Saudi Arabia | The Empty Quarter, Najran, and southern Riyadh are on a date with rare chances of rain, starting from Tuesday

Written By سنان خلف on 2021/07/11

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.

Arab weather - Sinan Khalaf - from Tuesday, and unusually, it is expected that the Empty Quarter desert in the eastern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to Najran and the southern parts of the Riyadh region, will be affected by unstable weather conditions, carrying with it rare rains for areas that have long been known as one of the The driest land in the world is like the Empty Quarter!

 

Rare intrusion of tropical moisture into the region

Rare summer thunderstorms and rain expected from Tuesday

 

In the details, it is expected, God willing, that the skies of the southern parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the Empty Quarter desert, Najran and the southern parts of the Riyadh region, will cross the humid air currents coming from the Arabian Sea, coinciding with the deepening of the atmospheric temperature depression located in the southeast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which works to create Disturbances in which cumulus thunder clouds are formed and rains fall at varying intervals and intensity in these areas.

 

 

This type of cumulus thunderstorm clouds at this time of the year is often accompanied by the formation of descending air currents, which create dust waves and possibly local sand storms in the affected areas, causing a noticeable decrease in the horizontal visibility and sometimes its absence.

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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