Saudi Arabia | Strong winds, accompanied by gusts of more than 70 km, and possible dust in the north of the Kingdom, Thursday

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/02/01

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">Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The forecast team at the Arab Weather Center is monitoring the possibility that the northern sector of the Kingdom will be affected on Thursday by dusty weather as a result of the strong winds expected to affect the region.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /> In the details, it is expected that the whole of the Levant region will be affected by a highly effective depression. This depression will push, after God&#39;s will, with strong winds, speed towards Al-Jawf and the northern borders, accompanied by gusts exceeding 70 km / h, and these winds are considered capable of forming dust waves accompanied by a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> <strong>Areas covered by forecasts of strong winds and dust for Thursday</strong></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /> As for the areas covered by the forecast of strong winds and dust for Thursday, they are Tarif, Qurayyat, Arar, Sakaka, Hazm al-Jalamid, and the general regions of Al-Jawf and the northern borders.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> These weather conditions require attention from:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Danger of strong winds, whose gusts may reach the barrier of 70 km/h.</strong></li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>​The risk of a decrease in the range of horizontal vision due to the dust and dirt raised.</strong></li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Risk of additive occurrence in respiratory and ophthalmic patients due to dust.</strong></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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