Saudi Arabia | Monitoring the possibility of a strong dust wave that will affect northern Saudi Arabia in the last days of this week

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest output of the computer simulation systems for wind movement indicates the possibility that parts of the north of the Kingdom will be affected on Thursday by strong winds and dust waves, which may be the strongest since the beginning of the season, accompanied by a crossing of a cold air front to the region's atmosphere.

Dusty weather

Wind gusts of about 80 km/h

In the details, it is expected that the Levant region and the far north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be affected   With a very cold air depression on Wednesday and Thursday, this depression will push, after God’s will, strong winds towards the north and north-east of the Kingdom, some of whose gusts reach a speed of 80 km/h , and these winds are considered capable of forming dust waves accompanied by a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility.

Areas covered by forecast of strong winds and dust

As for the areas covered by the forecasts of strong winds and dust, they are all of Al-Jawf and the northern borders, and we monitor the possibility of the weather extending the dust transmitted towards Qaisumah and Hafr Al-Batin, and Arab Weather will issue the necessary reports and weather updates about the expected situation in the coming days.

These weather conditions require attention from:

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

The risk of a decrease in the range of horizontal vision due to dust and dust stirred up

Risk of additives in respiratory and eye patients due to dust