Iraq - Updated at 5:10 pm | The sandstorm is about to cross the airspace of the capital, Baghdad, and a clear rise in dust levels

Written By هشام جمال on 2023/03/31

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.

Weather of Arabia - satellite images in the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate that the capital, Baghdad, will be affected by the sandstorm during the next few period, with a remarkable increase in dust levels and an increase in wind speed, and the range of horizontal visibility in the meteorological stations of Baghdad International Airport has decreased to about 3000 meter

 

 

It is expected that the weather will be expressive during the coming hours, with recommendations that it is necessary to close the windows and walk with caution on the roads due to the remarkable decrease in the horizontal visibility.

 

At the same time, large areas of the governorates of Nineveh and Kirkuk are affected by dense dust waves, which will head in the coming hours towards Kirkuk governorate, with an escalation in dust levels.

 

God knows.

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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