Saudi Arabia | A severe cold wave accompanied by zero temperatures in large parts of the Kingdom next week

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecasting staff at Arab Weather is monitoring the possibility of a very cold Siberian air mass rushing towards the Levant region and the northern and central sectors of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, early next week, with temperatures approaching zero degrees Celsius in large parts of the Kingdom.

Strongest since the beginning of the season

A severe cold wave accompanied by zero temperatures in large parts of the Kingdom next week

In detail, Arab Weather experts expect that "large parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be gradually affected starting Saturday by the rush of a very cold air mass of polar origin, reaching its peak at night, dawn and Monday morning, such that large parts of the north and center of the Kingdom are expected to record a collapse in minimum temperatures to be around zero degrees Celsius or slightly lower in Al-Jawf, the northern borders, Hail, Qassim and the interior parts of the Eastern Region, with a very cold atmosphere prevailing.

The capital, Riyadh, is under the influence of the cold mass and heat

As for the capital, Riyadh, it is expected to be affected by very cold weather, so that the actual impact of the cold wave on the capital will begin from Saturday evening and night, and it is expected that temperatures will drop to 7 degrees Celsius, while the cold air will increase towards the capital so that the cold wave will reach its peak impact on the city of Riyadh at dawn and Monday morning, and the weather will turn to become very cold and drop at night to about 2 degrees Celsius.

Arab Weather warns of:

The necessity of using safe heating methods

The need to be aware of the increased chances of catching a cold due to the sharp drop in temperature.