Saudi Arabia | Strong winds, accompanied by gusts of more than 70 km, and possible dust in the north of the Kingdom, Thursday

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The forecast team at the Arab Weather Center is monitoring the possibility that the northern sector of the Kingdom will be affected on Thursday by dusty weather as a result of the strong winds expected to affect the region.

In the details, it is expected that the whole of the Levant region will be affected by a highly effective depression. This depression will push, after God's will, with strong winds, speed towards Al-Jawf and the northern borders, accompanied by gusts exceeding 70 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 forecasts of strong winds and dust for Thursday

As for the areas covered by the forecast of strong winds and dust for Thursday, they are Tarif, Qurayyat, Arar, Sakaka, Hazm al-Jalamid, and the general regions of Al-Jawf and the northern borders.

These weather conditions require attention from:

• Danger of strong winds, whose gusts may reach the barrier of 70 km/h.
• ​The risk of a decrease in the range of horizontal vision due to the dust and dirt raised.
• Risk of additive occurrence in respiratory and ophthalmic patients due to dust.