Update: The depression will have a wide impact on the region through two axes that will continue to move eastward, affecting the Gulf countries in the coming hours and on Thursday.

Written By محمد عوينة on 2024/05/01

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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">From the Arabian Weather Center - Direct satellite images received and processed at the Arabian Weather Center indicated that large quantities of rain and thunderclouds now cover large parts of the north, center and east of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across two axes, which are accompanying the depression.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The same images from the Arabia Weather Center indicate that the first wave of cumulonimbus clouds is currently affecting the north of the Riyadh and Qassim region, east of Hail, north and west of Hafr Al-Batin, and the northern borders, and is accompanied by rainfall of varying intensity, accompanied by the occurrence of thunderstorms and the fall of sedges in some areas. It is expected to move east in the coming hours, and its impact will affect the capital, Riyadh, and many parts of the Eastern Province, in addition to the State of Kuwait.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While the second wave and the cumulus clouds accompanying it are affecting Al-Ahsa and parts of the eastern coasts, including Dammam and Khobar, and they are gradually moving to the east and have begun to affect Bahrain and will later extend to Qatar.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is expected, God willing, that the rain wave will continue its movement to the east as the night hours pass and extend to the Emirates, starting from the southwestern regions at midnight, and including most regions on Thursday.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> God knows.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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