Saudi Arabia | The dust season begins strongly and heavy dusty weather is expected in these areas on Saturday and Sunday

Arabia Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest weather forecasts issued by the forecast staff at the “Arab Regional Weather Center” indicate that the coasts of Tihama and some internal parts of Jizan and Najran in the southwest of the Kingdom will begin to be affected by the monsoon winds known locally as the dust season , starting on Friday. Where active northwesterly winds blow on the coasts of Tihama, the southwestern coast of Saudi Arabia, including the governorates of Al-Laith and Al-Qunfudhah, and extending to the coasts of Jazan and some of its interior parts, all the way to Najran, causing dust and dust in those areas.

High dust density expected

The effect of the dust season intensifies on Saturday and Sunday

Expectations indicate that there will be an additional intensification of wind intensity on Friday and Saturday, especially on the eastern plains and coasts of the Asir region, and some interior parts of Jizan and Najran, accompanied by gusts that sometimes reach about 70 km/hour, causing dust meadows that are sometimes dense and accompanied by gusts. With a significant decrease in horizontal visibility.

What are the scientific reasons for the dust season?

The dust season is due to the deepening of the Sudan Depression, as it is driven by moderate to active southwesterly winds, which raise dust in Sudan and part of it blows, especially to the highlands of Jizan and Asir, and sometimes Al-Baha and Taif, coinciding with active wind movement on the coast of the Red Sea, which raises dust locally on coastal roads. .

When does the dust season start and when does it end?

Climatically, the monsoon dust season usually begins in late June and continues until mid-August, and dust waves reduce horizontal visibility, which negatively affects respiratory patients.