Update 6:00PM | Thunder rain expected in Makkah Al-Mukarramah shortly.. Details

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest rain radar images we have received in Arab weather show the movement of quantities of thunderstorms towards the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah coming from the south, interspersed with rain showers of varying intensity, and it is expected that the chances of rain will include separate parts of the city shortly.

Thunder rain expected on the city of Mecca and the holy sites during the coming hours

The latest weather forecasts issued by the forecast staff in the Arab weather indicate that the Makkah region and the holy feelings will be affected today, Thursday, by a state of atmospheric instability, and it is expected that thunderstorms will move towards Makkah and that the opportunity will gradually be created for thunder showers of rain, which may be interspersed with some showers Heavy at times, and it is not excluded that it will be accompanied by showers of hail.

Downwind activity expected ahead of rain

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

An important link to follow the development and movement of thunderclouds in the Saudi sky

Important warnings during weather conditions

1- Danger of severe thunderstorms

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

3- Danger of low horizontal visibility due to dust caused by downward winds