Saudi Arabia | Red alert in Qassim due to heavy rain and strong winds until Saturday morning

Written By سنان خلف on 2026/02/06

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.

Arab Weather - The National Center for Meteorology issued a red alert a short while ago for large areas of the Qassim region , God willing, as a result of unstable weather conditions accompanied by heavy rain, strong winds and hail , including most of the governorates and centers in the region.

The updated warning issued on Friday evening, 18-08-1447 AH , clarified that the warning would continue until 09:00 AM on Saturday, 19-08-1447 AH .

Areas and centers covered by the red alert

The warning covers the entire Al-Qassim region, including:

Expected weather phenomena

Safety recommendations

And God knows best.

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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