Gulf countries | Rain and temperature forecasts during the month of Ramadan and a first glimpse of the days of Eid... details

Arab Weather - The weather forecast team recently issued weather forecasts during the month of Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr period, which indicate the dominance of hotter than usual weather accompanied by multiple chances of rain in parts of the countries of the region. Below are the details:

General situation

1. Hotter weather is expected during most of the month, especially in northern and northeastern Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
2. Chances of some sporadic and uneven rain in some periods, including parts of northern, central, western and eastern Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.
3. Rainfall higher than average is expected in areas of the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman in particular.
4. Rainfall performance is expected to be around the general averages for the month, with the exception of southern and northeastern Saudi Arabia and Yemen, where it is expected to be lower than average.
5. An expected drop in temperatures during the second half of the month, including northern and northwestern Saudi Arabia and Iraq in particular.
6. Surface winds are active in some areas of eastern and central Saudi Arabia and southwestern Iraq, raising some dust.

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The most important expected weather phenomena

Temperature deviation from general averages

Rainfall deviation from general averages

Weather forecast for each week

The first week (1-7 Ramadan 1445 AH), corresponding to 11-17 March 2024

Temperature forecast:

Around the top in northern and northwestern Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.

About the average in central Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman.

About at least in southeastern Saudi Arabia and the rest of the regions.

Rain forecast:

Cumulus rain clouds are expected in parts of northern, northwestern, central and northeastern Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and perhaps Kuwait, with varying intensity in general.

Description of the week:

Parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq are expected to be affected by unstable weather conditions accompanied by occasional thunderstorms, including the northwest, west, center, and northeast of the Kingdom, God willing. Surface winds are expected to be active in the north, center, and west of the Kingdom, raising some dust, God willing, while the weather stabilizes in the rest of the Gulf countries. Arabi.

The second week (8-14 Ramadan 1445 AH), corresponding to 18-24 March 2024

Temperature forecast:

Northern and central Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait: about average.

Rest of the regions: converted to below average.

Rain forecast:

Cumulus rain clouds are expected in various regions of northern, western, central and eastern Saudi Arabia and Iraq at intervals.

Description of the week

It is expected that atmospheric pressure will rise over the west and south of the European continent, causing cold air masses to push towards the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea by the middle of the period, with the presence of the subtropical high remaining in the north of the Arabian Peninsula.

This leads to the formation of unstable weather conditions in the western, northern, central, and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, resulting in scattered thunderstorms and a gradual drop in temperatures.

The third week (15-21 Ramadan 1445 AH), corresponding to 25-31 March 2024

Temperature forecast:

North, central, northeast, and northwest of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar: shifted to above average.

The rest of the regions, including the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman: about average.

Rain forecast:

Southwest Saudi Arabia and parts of the Sultanate of Oman and Iraq: Rainfall below average

Rest of the regions: No significant rain.

Description of the week

It is expected that the northern regions of the European continent will be affected by cold air depressions that are accompanied by the control of the tropical air high over most regions of the Arabian Peninsula. This means a decline in the chances of air depressions and cold troughs reaching the eastern Mediterranean, as this situation is expected to cause temperatures to stabilize significantly in the northern And the western, central and eastern regions of the Arabian Peninsula will be about higher than their averages, in addition to a decline in the chances of rainfall in various regions of the Arabian Peninsula.

The fourth week and the rest of the month (22-30 Ramadan 1445 AH), corresponding to 1-9 April 2024

Temperature forecast:

All of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait: About the rate.

Rest of the regions: around below average.

Rain forecast:

Cumulus rain clouds in the western, northern and northeastern regions of Saudi Arabia, parts of the northern central region, Bahrain, Qatar, and perhaps southern Kuwait.

Description of the week

It is expected that some cold air masses will be concentrated in southwestern Turkey in some periods, coinciding with opportunities for a low air mass and a less cold air mass to extend towards northwestern Egypt. This will result in temperatures around their normal levels with chances of rain falling over separate areas of the north, northwest, and northeast. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and perhaps Kuwait and the north, God willing.

Eid al-Fitr weather, April 9-12, 2024

Temperature forecast:

All Arab Gulf countries: about the rate.

Rain forecast:

An opportunity for some cumulus clouds to thicken in eastern and parts of central Saudi Arabia and perhaps the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates, with varying intensity and quick impact in general.

Description of the week

The weather is expected to stabilize during this period, and gradually a less cold air mass is expected to extend to the north of Iraq, resulting in the presence of cumulonimbus clouds in the center, north, and northeast of Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, and the Sultanate of Oman, which may be accompanied by some scattered rain in general, God willing, and the weather will be relatively warm to moderate in various areas. Regions of the Arabian Gulf with temperatures around their normal levels in general, and God knows best.