Update 10:30 am: A dust wave started to form in the Sharqia region and a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility

Written By محمد عوينة on 2022/03/16

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 and weather monitoring stations show the formation of a dense dust wave in the eastern regions of the Kingdom, where Al Sharqiya Airport shows a significant decrease in horizontal visibility to less than 400 meters.

It is expected that the dust waves will increase in the coming hours, and affect large parts of the eastern and Riyadh regions administratively, especially the southern parts of Riyadh administratively.

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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