Riyadh | Bitterly cold weather gradually intensifies, reaching its peak at dawn and tomorrow morning

Written By سنان خلف on 2026/01/21

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Arab Weather - The capital, Riyadh, will be affected, God willing, during this night by the peak of the cold wave that the National Center for Meteorology had previously warned about, as temperatures are expected to continue to drop during the coming hours, leading to bitterly cold weather, especially during the late night hours and the dawn and morning of tomorrow, coinciding with the residents going out to work.

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It is noted that the Kingdom began yesterday to be affected by the extension of the Siberian high-pressure system, which brings very cold weather and extremely low temperatures, around zero degrees Celsius or several degrees below it in several regions of the Kingdom.

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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