The weather in Saudi Arabia, as the reports of the National Center of Meteorology indicate that the chance of moderate to heavy thunderstorms will continue today, Friday, that may cause torrential rain and be accompanied by active winds and showers of hail in different regions of Najran, Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha and Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
The weather in Saudi Arabia: thunderstorms and torrential rain in several regions
The center confirmed that thunderstorms are expected to continue, accompanied by active winds, which will reduce the extent of horizontal visibility in the eastern regions, Riyadh and Qassim, as well as some areas of Madinah.
He added: While the sky will be partly cloudy with the formation of rainy thunderstorms in the northern border regions, Hail and Tabuk.
As for the movement of surface winds over the Red Sea, the National Center of Meteorology indicated that it will be northeasterly to northwesterly at a speed ranging between 10 and 30 km/h in the northern and central part, and northwesterly to southeasterly at a speed between 15 and 34 km/h in the southern part. Wind speeds may reach more than 40 km/h in the direction of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with thunderclouds forming.
It is expected that the wave height in the Red Sea will be from half a meter to a meter, and it may reach two meters in the event of thunderclouds forming, and the sea condition will be light and wavy with the formation of thunderclouds.
As for the surface wind movement over the Arabian Gulf, it will be northwesterly to northeasterly in the northern and central part, at a speed ranging between 10 and 30 km/h, and northwesterly to southwesterly, at a speed between 15 and 40 km/h in the southern part, and wave height is expected to be From half a meter to one and a half meters, and the sea condition will be light to medium waves.
