Weather of Arabia ...Antonios Mekhiel... Sunday 08-03-2020:

A deep air depression that affects the north of the country from Wednesday evening and continues to affect until the beginning of next week. Where the air depression is accompanied by a cold air mass with the upper air layers centered on north and central Egypt, and the depression is characterized by strong air activities such as heavy thunderstorm rain on large areas of the north of the country, especially Alexandria and the north and central delta, and includes the Cairo case and extends to parts of north and central Upper Egypt, the canal cities, the Sinai, the north and the central sea Red, as the situation is accompanied by occasional hail and snow on the heights of St. Catherine. It is also expected that torrents will form especially in Matrouh Governorate, North and South Sinai, and high water levels in many areas of the north of the country, and strong winds will cause dense dust on the world. Many areas with the turmoil of white and red Bahrain.

Wednesday:

With evening hours, the areas located in the west of the country are affected by a cold upper basin, which is associated with an extension of Sudan's seasonal depression over most of the Egyptian regions, which helps to form a state of air instability and thunderstorms falling in parts of the north of the country.

The winds are northwesterly active to strong on the north and west of the country, while southwesterly over the south and east of the country are dust and dusty in some of these areas.

Sea disturbance off the northern coast, affecting some navigation activities and ship movement.

Thursday:

The climax of the weather situation where an air depression is forming in the north of the country, with a cold upper basin stationed in north and west Egypt.

Opportunities for heavy thunderstorms with increasing cold increase sometimes and include large areas of northern Egypt, parts of north and central Upper Egypt, the coasts of the Red Sea, the cities of the Canal and Sinai, with opportunities to form torrents in some of these areas, especially the governorates of Matrouh, Sinai and the Red Sea Mountains, and the high water levels in Alexandria and the north and central Delta and Cairo.

The winds are variable directional active to strong velocity, causing dense dust, especially at the level and coasts of the Red Sea.

High waves in the Mediterranean and Red Bahrain with active winds and heavy rains, which disrupts the traffic and most marine activities and less sharply in the Red Sea.

Friday:

The depression deepens towards the north of the country, where it is accompanied by heavy thunderstorms, with occasional hail, with the movement of the cold upper basin over northern Egypt. The case includes the northern coasts, the northern delta, Cairo, canal cities, the Sinai and parts of northern Upper Egypt and the northern Red Sea, with opportunities to form snow on the highlands of St. Catherine.

Significant temperature drops in most areas, with cold weather day and cold to very cold at night on highlands.

The winds will be strong northwest on the western coasts of Egypt, and they will be active southwesterly to strong winds on the northeastern coasts, the Delta, Cairo, North and Central Upper Egypt, the canal cities and the Red Sea are dusty in some of these areas, especially those that have desert backs.

Sea disturbance, where the waves reach a height of 4.5 meters off the Egyptian coast, which greatly affects the traffic and marine activities, while the Red Sea is turbulent to moderate, which helps in the regularity of some marine activities.

Saturday:

The opportunity remains for rain showers in the north of the country, the delta, the Canal cities, Cairo, and Sinai as the air depression moves to the Levant.

High temperatures in most areas, with mild weather and cold days at night

The winds are northwest to west, causing dust and dust in some areas of the north of the country and North Sinai that have a desert back.

The Mediterranean remains especially turbulent off the northeastern coast, which significantly affects navigation and marine activities, and the Red Sea is calm and suitable for most marine activities.

Warnings:

1 - It is expected that torrents will form especially in Mersa Matruh, Sinai and the Red Sea mountains, so please stay away from the torrents.

2 - It is expected that the water level will rise in some areas such as Alexandria and parts of the north and central delta and Cairo. It is advised to stay away from low areas such as tunnels.

3- Strong winds expected on the north of the country and up to the north and central Upper Egypt and the northern Red Sea, causing dust in some of these areas.

4- Strong turbulence in the Mediterranean Sea, especially with the end of the week, which may lead to the closure of ports and the stopping of maritime traffic. It is kindly requested that fishermen and seafarers take caution.

5 - It is expected that snow will fall on the mountains of St. Catherine. Please, gentlemen, the tour operators, to avoid this period as a result of violent air turbulence.