Arabian Gulf: The first heat wave affects the region at the end of the month, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.

From the Arabia Weather Center - The latest weather maps resulting from so-called computer simulations indicate expectations that the high air pressure in the high layers of the atmosphere will intensify in the eastern Arabian Peninsula region and cause the first heat wave to affect the Gulf countries at the end of May 2024.

The first heat wave of the season, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius in some areas

It is expected, God willing, that temperatures will rise above their usual levels, with values ranging between 5-9 degrees Celsius in most Gulf countries, and thus reach levels in the forties in most regions, and even reach 50 degrees Celsius in the desert areas of the Sultanate of Oman. And the Emirates, and thus extremely hot weather prevails in large parts of the Gulf countries during the last days of the month, and its effects will continue at the beginning of next June.

The heat wave affects Mecca, and the temperature reaches 48 degrees Celsius

The weather maps at the Arab Weather Center indicate that temperatures are expected to rise starting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in the west of the Kingdom, including Mecca, and continue to rise by the end of next week, ranging between 46-48 degrees Celsius in the Holy Sites.

This creates extremely hot weather in those areas and requires taking appropriate measures.