Update 3:25PM | A wave of heavy dust affecting Hafar Al-Batin now and making its way towards Riyadh in the coming hours
Written By سنان خلف on 2022/06/18
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The Arab Regional Weather Center is monitoring the path of a wave of dense dust, which formed in southern Iraq and is currently affecting a high intensity in the Hafr Al-Batin region, accompanied by a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility of 700 m.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Satellite images show the progression of the dust wave resulting from the activity of the Al-Bawareh winds gradually towards the south, directly towards the capital Riyadh, where it is expected to affect it during the next few hours, and the Arab Weather will issue more reports as soon as it approaches the airspace of the capital.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Follow the dust wave movement <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/interactive-satellite?layer=dust&in... here</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>
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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