Under observation: Unusual weather conditions are expected in the Arabian Peninsula in the coming period

Weather of Arabia - Despite the early onset of the dry northern winds of Al-Bawarih over the region, the latest weather data in the Arab Weather Center indicate an expected weakness in its activity over the Arabian Gulf basin in the coming period, due to expectations of an extension of depressions in the upper layers of the atmosphere to a semi-climate atmosphere. Arabian island.

This leads to significant changes in weather conditions in the region that can be summarized in 3 points:

• The flow and deepening of surface specific moisture into the Arabian Peninsula (through the sea breeze cycle), whether it is coming from the Arabian Gulf or from the Arabian Sea, which increases the chances of thunderstorms in several regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to windy rain on the highlands of the Sultanate and the Emirates.

• The absence of the dry northern winds (Al-Bawareh) means that there is a decrease in the chances of sand/dust storms caused by the Al-Bawareh winds, which are usually active in eastern Iraq, Kuwait and northeastern Saudi Arabia and spread towards their east, causing a remarkable decrease in the horizontal visibility.

• A better opportunity for the development of tropical systems in the Arabian Sea: In addition to the fact that the weather conditions are suitable for the formation of tropical systems in the Arabian Sea, the absence of the dry continental northern winds from the Arabian Sea increases the chances of the development of tropical systems (if they occur).

The specialists at the Arab Weather Center monitor developments in the unusual weather system in the Arabian Peninsula and its impact on the region.