Update 5:25 PM | Strong thunderstorms are approaching Makkah Al-Mukarramah now ... and rain is expected next hour

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest rain radar images received by us in ArabiaWeather show the beginning of the southern parts of Makkah being exposed to thundercloud activity, interspersed with showers of rain of varying intensity, and it is expected that the chances of rain will include separate parts of Makkah during the coming hours.

Thunderstorms are expected on the city of Mecca and the holy sites on Thursday and Friday

The latest weather forecast issued by the forecast staff in Arab weather indicates the possibility that the Holy Makkah region and the holy feelings will be affected today, Wednesday, by a state of air instability, and it is expected that cumulonimbus thunderstorms will move towards Makkah Al-Mukarramah and that the opportunity will gradually arise for a thunderstorm of rain, which may be interrupted by some Heavy showers sometimes, and it is not unlikely that they will be accompanied by showers of cold.

Downwind activity expected before rain

It is also expected that the activity of thunderstorm clouds will be accompanied by an activity of downward winds, which may lead to the emergence of local dust waves that reduce the range of horizontal visibility and may be absent in some areas.

An important link to follow the development and movement of thunderstorms in the capacitive sky

Important warnings during the weather

1- Danger of the intensity of thunderstorms

2- The risk of flooding in some low-lying areas

3- The risk of reduced horizontal visibility due to dust from downwinds