Important | Friday / Saturday night forecasts and the impacts of the sandstorm are red on Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region

Written By سنان خلف on 2021/03/12

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.

The weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - As we approach the midnight hours, the red sandstorm continues to strongly dominate the atmosphere of the central and eastern regions of the Kingdom, causing a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility, reaching in some areas to the point of absence, as for the expectations during the coming hours in Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region will be as follows:

 

Saudi

Dusty night in the center and east of the Kingdom

 

It is expected that the atmosphere will remain dusty in the center and east of the kingdom tonight, provided that the storm will continue its movement towards the south, and later the southwest, to concentrate during the day on Saturday in the Empty Quarter, in addition to parts of the south and west of the Kingdom (the eastern suburbs and mountain tops)

 

the two seas

Dust increased in the hours after midnight

Bahrain is affected by southwesterly winds loaded with dust and dust, as dusty weather conditions prevail in moderate intensity in general, and it is expected that the densest part of the sandstorm will cross with the late night hours.

The dense dust begins to recede with the hours of dawn and Saturday morning, with the remaining sandy plankton during daylight hours.

 

UAE

Dusty weather tonight and Saturday

It is expected that the movement of the southwest winds will gradually increase during the late night, as it is not unlikely that dust and dirt will be locally raised in some coasts such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and perhaps Sharjah.

Gradually at dawn on Saturday, the main part of the sandstorm crosses the western parts of the country and spreads quickly towards the east, to include sometimes dense dust throughout the important areas between Abu Dhabi and Ras al-Khaimah, and it is expected that the dusty weather will continue during Saturday, with varying intensity.

 

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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