The issuance of the monthly weather forecast for Saudi Arabia for the month of May 2023, and the full details are inside

Saudi Arabia | May 2023: Periods of rainy activity expected in the second half of the month, and a successive rise in temperatures

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General situation:

1. The beginning of the extension of the air rise in the areas of central and eastern Saudi Arabia.
2. An expected rise in temperatures in northern and eastern Saudi Arabia to a greater extent, so that they become higher than their normal rates.
3. Unstable weather conditions are expected in the second half of the month and will be concentrated in parts of the southwest and parts of the center and north of the Kingdom.
4. Surface wind activity in some areas, especially in the center and east of the Kingdom, may raise some dust and dust.
5. Relatively high humidity levels, especially in the south and west of the Kingdom, and warning of fog formation at intervals.
6. A tropical state is expected in the Arabian Sea shortly after the middle of the month.

The most important expected weather phenomena:

Temperature deviation from the monthly general averages:

Deviation of rainfall from the monthly general averages:

Special weather for each week:

Week 1 (May 1-7, 2023)

General expectations for the week:

It is expected that an air elevation will dominate the south and southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, in conjunction with the dominance of less hot air masses in the center of the European continent, which means a decrease in the chances of rain throughout the region, with the exception of some cumulus rain clouds, which are concentrated in the south of Saudi Arabia, and surface winds sometimes activate the eastern parts of the country so that It raises some dirt and dust locally.

Gradually, with the end of the period, a less hot air mass approaches from the northwest of the region, which will work to vary the temperatures in the north of the region.

Week 2 (May 8-14, 2023)

General expectations for the week:

It is expected that the air elevation will dominate most regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Saudi Arabia during the period, so that a stable atmosphere will prevail in various regions of the Kingdom with chances of rainy thunderstorms in southern Saudi Arabia, and it is expected that relative humidity will gradually increase in southern Saudi Arabia, especially in coastal areas, and surface winds may activate in Parts of the center, east and west of the country raise some dust, God willing.

Third week (May 15-21, 2023)

General expectations for the week:

High air pressure dominates the eastern parts of the European continent, while less cold air masses rush through central Europe, the parts of the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and northwest Egypt, which means an expected extension of the Red Sea depression accompanied by the flow of hotter air and amounts of moisture across the southern Arabian Sea, parts of the Arabian Peninsula And parts of Saudi Arabia, therefore, unstable weather conditions are formed, and thunderstorms of rain fall in parts of the southwest, central and parts of the north of the Kingdom, and surface winds activate in parts of central and western Saudi Arabia, raising some dust. A tropical state is expected to form in the Arabian Sea during this period.

Fourth week and rest of the month (May 22-31, 2023)

General expectations for the week:

The extension of the air elevation is increasing in the northeastern regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Saudi Arabia, which means the progression of more warm currents and moisture across the southern Arabian Sea, the southern regions of Saudi Arabia, in conjunction with the rise in atmospheric pressure values across northern Africa and southwestern Europe, and as a result of this air system, the chances of thunderstorms in southern Saudi Arabia increase. With part of it extending to the areas of the center of the Kingdom, it will then form thunderclouds of varying intensity, and temperatures will rise in the north of the Kingdom in particular.

God knows best and highest.