Under surveillance - 6:05pm |م A belt of thunderclouds moving towards Mecca and Taif

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecast staff in Arab weather monitors the formation of a wide belt of thunderstorms to the east of Mecca and Taif , and it moves directly to the west towards these areas if it succeeds in reaching the same intensity.

Thunderstorms expected in Taif and Makkah in the coming hours الساعات

The latest weather forecasts issued by the forecast staff in Arab weather indicates the possibility that the Makkah and Taif region will be affected today, Friday, by a state of atmospheric instability, and it is expected that thunderstorms will move towards Makkah and that the opportunity will gradually be created for thunder showers of rain, which may be interspersed with some Heavy showers sometimes, and it is not excluded that they are accompanied by showers of hail.

Downwind activity expected ahead of rain

It is also expected that the activity of cumulus thunderclouds will be accompanied by the activity of downward winds, which may lead to the emergence of local dust waves that reduce the horizontal visibility and may be absent in some areas.

An important link to follow the development and movement of thunderclouds in the Saudi sky

Important warnings during weather conditions

1- Danger of severe thunderstorms

2- The risk of flooding in some low-lying areas

3- Danger of low horizontal visibility due to dust caused by downward winds