Arabian Peninsula | August 2024: Waves of monsoon rain affect several countries and the chances of flooding increase in many areas.

Arabian Peninsula | August 2024: Waves of monsoon rain affect several countries and the chances of flooding increase in many areas.

The most prominent weather phenomena expected:

General situation:

1. Temperatures are warmer than usual in many parts of the north and east of the Arabian Peninsula during the month of August.
2. Heat waves continue to occur in the Gulf countries, especially during the second half of the month, with temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius on some days.
3. Waves of tropical humidity rush into the southern and western parts of the Arabian Peninsula, leading to an intensification of monsoon rains.
4. Wind activity that raises dust and dust continues in several parts of the Gulf countries, including the dust season in southern Saudi Arabia.
5. The humid season continues on the coasts, including the areas overlooking the Arabian Gulf basin and the Red Sea, with fog forming on some days.

Expected weather systems:

Daily forecast for 30 days | Rain behavior and intensity in the Kingdom’s resorts

Detailed weather condition:

First week (1-7) August 2024:

• Rain
  
  • Much higher than average in the southwestern regions of Saudi Arabia (heavy rain) and also in Yemen, chances of scattered rain in parts of the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, especially the mountain highlands.
• Temperatures
  
  • It was lower than usual rates in most parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
• Chance of flash floods
  
  • High.
• Description of weather systems
  
  • A change is occurring in the weather systems in the region, represented by a weakness in the seasonal high in the high layers of the atmosphere that has dominated the atmosphere of the Arabian Peninsula for several months, coinciding with an influx of tropical moisture to the southern parts of the western peninsula, especially the areas of Yemen and the southwest and west of Saudi Arabia. It leads to waves of rain in those areas, accompanied by thunderstorms and heavy hail, causing flash floods in those areas. It is also possible that parts of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates will be affected by some scattered rainfall on some days.

Second week (8-14) August 2024:

• Rain
  
  • It will continue to be much higher than average in the southwestern regions of Saudi Arabia and Yemen (heavy rains), chances of scattered rains in parts of the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, especially the mountain highlands.
• Temperatures
  
  • It was higher than the rates in most areas, except for Yemen and the southwestern and western regions of Saudi Arabia, where they remain lower than usual rates in those areas.
• Chance of flash floods
  
  • High .
• Description of weather systems
  
  • Tropical moisture continues to flow into the southern parts of the Western Peninsula, especially the areas of Yemen and southwestern and western Saudi Arabia, and leads to waves of rain in those areas, accompanied by the occurrence of thunderstorms and heavy hail, causing torrential rains in those areas. It is also possible that parts of the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates will be affected by some scattered rainfall on some days.

Week 3 (15-21) August 2024:

• Rain
  
  • It remains much higher than average in the southwestern regions of Saudi Arabia and Yemen (heavy rain), chances of scattered rain in parts of the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, especially the mountain highlands.
• Temperatures
  
  • It was higher than the rates in most areas, except for Yemen and the southwestern and western regions of Saudi Arabia, where they remain lower than usual rates in those areas.
• Chance of flash floods
  
  • High .
• Description of weather systems
  
  • It is expected , God willing, that the rain’s impact will expand over several parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Yemen, southern and western Saudi Arabia, and may also affect other regions on some days. The wind rain activity will also continue on the highlands of Oman and the Emirates, God willing.

The fourth week and last days of the month (August 22-31, 2024):

• Rain
  
  • About their rates in most regions (variable rains in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen).
• Temperatures
  
  • Temperatures are rising in many parts of the country, especially in the north and east of the Arabian Peninsula.
• Chance of flash floods
  
  • Medium .
• Description of weather systems
  
  • The seasonal upper air pressure increases gradually during the last week of the month in the Arabian Peninsula, and this leads to a rise in temperatures in many areas, reaching 50 degrees Celsius in eastern Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and southeastern Iraq, and the intensity and area of ​​thunderclouds decreases. On the southwestern regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the highlands of Oman and the Emirates.

God knows.