Update 11:40PM | Severe thunderstorms and rain sweeping the Empty Quarter now

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - the latest satellite images we have received in Arab weather show the formation of severe and rainy thunderstorms in the Empty Quarter desert, in conjunction with the start of the region being affected by a state of atmospheric instability, which is expected to renew and expand to include many regions of the Kingdom on Saturday and Sunday, Especially the Riyadh region.

These weather fluctuations come as a result of the influx of large amounts of tropical moisture towards the region, more details from here