early warning | A new regional sandstorm affects 9 Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, on Sunday and Monday

Arab weather - Sinan Khalaf - The forecast staff in the Arab weather expected that large parts of the Arabian Peninsula would be affected in the middle of next week by a wave of dust that can be described as regional, as it is expected that its impact will include 9 Arab countries: Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the Emirates, and it may deepen significantly Additional to affect the Sultanate of Oman.

This broad dust wave will result from the impact of the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and the Levant region, starting from Sunday, with an air mass with lower temperatures, which will push with the evening hours with active north to northwest winds to strong speed, emanating from eastern Jordan, Syria and Iraq, raising dust there It is working on the formation of sandstorms, to move quickly towards Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, to include the eastern and central parts of them, to extend to Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and possibly the Sultanate of Oman.

It is associated with a significant decrease in horizontal vision

Saudi Arabia is on a date with dust waves again

It is expected that Saudi Arabia will be directly affected by strong winds and dusty weather, according to the forecast staff, who indicated that the speed of wind gusts will reach the limits of 70 km / h, and these winds are considered capable of forming wide dust waves accompanied by a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility.

Areas covered by the forecast of strong winds and dust in Saudi Arabia

As for the areas covered by the forecast of strong winds and dust in Saudi Arabia, they are Al- Jawf, the northern borders, the Hail region and Al-Qassim, up to the capital Riyadh, in addition to large parts of the eastern region and the coasts of the Arabian Gulf, which will witness turbulence in the sea and rising waves, in addition to dusty weather in general.

These weather conditions require attention from:

The danger of strong winds that may reach the 70 km/h barrier

The risk of a decrease in the range of horizontal vision due to dust and dust stirred up

Risk of complications in patients with respiratory system and eyes due to dust