Important - Saudi Arabia | An exceptionally dusty Saturday in large areas, with strong winds with gusts exceeding 80 km/h

Update: Friday 18/2/2021 - 9:40 PM

Arab weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest outputs of the computer simulation systems for wind movement are collected on the impact of large parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday with winds as close as possible to the storm, which is expected to cause widespread dust waves.

Wide waves of dust

Wind gusts of about 80 km/h

In the details, it is expected that most regions of the Kingdom will be affected on Saturday by active to strong westerly to southwesterly winds, some of whose gusts reach speeds of up to 80 km/hour .

Areas covered by forecast of strong winds and dust

As for the areas covered by the forecasts of strong winds and dust, they are mainly concentrated in Al-Jawf, the northern borders, the regions of Hail and Al-Qassim, all the way to the capital Riyadh, in addition to the interior parts of the Eastern Province, where these areas will witness strong dust waves sometimes, accompanied by a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility.

These weather conditions require attention from:

Intense danger of winds whose gusts may reach the 80 km/h barrier.

Low risk and possibly lack of horizontal visibility due to heavy dust sometimes.

Risk of additives in patients with respiratory system and eyes due to dust.