Saudi Arabia | A dust wave affects southwest of Riyadh and thunderstorms in large parts during the coming hours... Details

Weather of Arabia - The latest satellite images monitor the formation of a wave of dust that is currently affecting Wadi Al-Dawasir and the entire southwestern parts of the Riyadh region, as it significantly reduces horizontal visibility, amid expectations that the dust will reach the capital, Riyadh, in the coming hours.

Satellite images also show that the eastern parts of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region and Taif are affected at this time by cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds, causing rain showers of varying intensity.

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It is expected that during the coming hours, the scope of cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds will expand to include several parts of western Najran and the highlands of eastern Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and Medina, and may affect some parts of the Tabuk region and be accompanied by rainfall of varying intensity, accompanied by the occurrence of thunderstorms sometimes and precipitation. Papyrus, which leads to the flow of valleys and reefs, and perhaps torrents in some areas.

It is also not unlikely that some rain clouds will extend to parts of the western governorates of the Riyadh region administratively and parts of the Qassim and Hail regions, especially the southern and western parts.

The winds become active suddenly with the passage of thunderclouds and are strong in speed and lead to the occurrence of temporary dust waves, especially in parts of the central region.