Update 10:00 a.m.: a belt of rain clouds extending between Makkah Al-Mukarramah and reaching Hafar Al-Batin and the northern border

Written By سنان خلف on 2021/02/05

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 - Satellite images indicate the presence of a belt of clouds, interspersed with some rain clouds, extending between the coasts of the city of Jeddah in the west, passing through the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Hail and parts of Qassim, reaching the northern borders and Hafar Al-Batin .

 

The regions are covered by the rain forecast for Friday

 

It is expected that the impact of rain clouds on these areas will gradually intensify during the hours of the day and until the evening hours, as heavy thunderstorms are expected sometimes in the regions of Makkah (including the Great Mosque of Mecca and the holy sites), Qassim and the northern borders, accompanied by showers of hail locally.

 

 

The chances of rain improved in Jeddah

 

It is also expected that thunderstorms will fall in and around Jeddah during the hours of the day on Friday, and the chances of precipitation will decrease with the hours of the night, while the opportunity is renewed again for some sporadic rain with the hours of tomorrow morning, Saturday.

 

Rain forecast for Saturday

 

On Saturday, it is expected that the impact of the rainy situation will focus on the northeastern regions of the Kingdom, Hafar Al-Batin and the northern eastern region, and the chance of some sporadic rain will extend towards the capital, Riyadh.

 

And the chance of rain remains in parts of the northern and western regions of the country.

The effect of the rainy situation is expected to diminish and recede from Sunday.

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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