Saudi Arabia - Released Now | A new update on the details of the expected dust waves and the areas covered by them, from Friday to Sunday

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The city of Riyadh, like many Saudi cities and regions during the weekend, is affected by a remarkable and great activity on wind speed. in the horizontal range of vision.

A colder mass of air is pushing northward

Heat differences capable of moving dust waves in large areas

In the details, a less hot air mass is rushing towards the Levant region and the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the weekend, in conjunction with the control of a hotter air mass over the central and southern Arabian Peninsula. Strong flashes sometimes in large areas of the Kingdom, which are enough to raise waves of dust and dust, accompanied by a decrease in the range of horizontal visibility.

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Timeline of dust forecast in Saudi Arabia

It gradually starts from Friday and intensifies on Saturday and reaches its climax on Sunday  

In the details, it is expected that wind activity will start gradually as of Friday, coinciding with the approach of the cold air mass towards the north, which will push south to southwesterly winds, from the western parts of the Riyadh region towards Qassim and the northern border region, which means that these areas will be subject to waves Dust and transported dust of medium to light intensity.

Additional wind intensity on Saturday and more intense dust

On Saturday, as the cold mass deepens further to the north, south to southwesterly winds will blow over all central and western parts of the Kingdom, and include the eastern regions of Makkah, Madinah and Munawwarah, in addition to Hail Al-Qassim and the entire Riyadh region. horizontal.

Wind and dust waves peak on Sunday

As we enter the daylight hours on Sunday, the wind speed intensifies remarkably throughout the northern sector of the Kingdom, and active northerly to northwesterly winds blow with strong gusts, including Tabuk, Al-Jawf, the northern borders, Hail and Qassim, in addition to the Riyadh region. Some of its gifts reach the limits of 80 km/h, it works to form strong dust waves sometimes, accompanied by a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility.

Important recommendations and alerts during the period of wind and dust impact on the region:

• Driving with caution on the roads due to the expected decrease in the range of horizontal visibility
• Attention to the need to follow preventive measures for patients with respiratory system for fear of complications