Meteorology: Weather warnings issued for Friday in 5 regions, including Riyadh and Medina

The National Center for Meteorology issued a series of weather warnings, including parts of the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, Qassim, and Hail, as a result of being affected by active winds that stir up dust, sand, and dirt.

These warnings will continue until 9:00 PM on Friday, May 22, 2026, with varying levels of warning between orange and yellow depending on the severity of the weather conditions in each region.

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Areas covered by warnings and dust forecasts for Friday, May 22, 2026:

Makkah Region:

• The red alert includes: None.
• The orange alert includes: None.
• Yellow alert includes: Al-Muwayh, Khulais

Medina region:

• The red alert includes: None.
• The orange alert includes: None.
• Yellow alert includes: Al-Ula, Khaybar, Medina

Hail region:

• Red alert includes: None
• Orange alert includes: None
• The yellow alert includes: Al-Hait, Al-Salimi, Al-Shamani, Al-Ghazala, Hail, Muwaqq.

Al-Qassim region:

• The red alert includes : None.
• The orange alert includes: None.
• The yellow alert includes: Abanat, Ar Rass, Al Kharaa, Al Fawarah, An Nabhaniyah, Uqlat As Suqur, Dhariyah,

Riyadh region:

• The red alert includes: None.
• The orange alert includes: Al-Aflaj, Al-Hariq, Al-Kharj, Al-Dilam, Al-Muzahmiya, Hawtat Bani Tamim.
• The yellow alert includes: Afif.

The most prominent expected weather phenomena:

• Dust stirred up
• Active winds
• Reduced or near-zero horizontal visibility

Important note:

The center called for caution, especially while driving, and stressed the need to keep up with updates.