A sandstorm starts Sunday afternoon and evening from eastern Syria, with expected effects on Iraq and the Arabian Gulf

Arab Weather - The weather maps processed by the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate active westerly to northwesterly winds blowing over most regions of Syria. The winds are more powerful over the eastern regions, specifically Deir ez-Zor, and the winds are accompanied by strong gifts that touch the 90 km/hour barrier, which will work On the formation of a strong sandstorm in eastern Syrian territory this afternoon and evening.

Sandstorm heading towards Iraq at night

Strong northwesterly winds will blow over Iraq with the evening and night hours of today, Sunday, and will move the dense sandstorm to the northern and western regions of Iraq, specifically north of Anbar, Salah al-Din Governorate and Nineveh, and according to air maps, the sandstorm will complete its way on Monday towards the rest of the central and southern regions of Iraq. Including the capital, Baghdad, where the weather is dusty and there is a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility that may reach the point of non-existence.

Monitoring the arrival of dust to Kuwait and northern Saudi Arabia

The weather forecast cadre monitors the blowing of northwesterly moderate winds that are active on Mondays. The northwest winds are affecting Kuwait with strong dust waves transmitted from Iraq, causing a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility, especially in the interior regions, and the dust extends gradually towards northern Saudi Arabia. .

Dust remnants arrive in Qatar, Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

With the direction of the winds, it is expected that the remnants of dust will gradually reach Qatar, Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia during Tuesday, especially with the noon and afternoon hours, God willing.

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God knows.