Is the Kingdom being affected for the first time by a heat dome and experiencing a heat wave?

Arab Weather - With the start of the meteorological summer season and the Kingdom entering on June 1st, weather patterns in the northern hemisphere, including the Levant region and the Arabian Peninsula, begin to increasingly take on a summery curve.

In this context, the influence of the subtropical high pressure system over the Arabian Peninsula is increasing, and this is accompanied by the formation of a heat dome that has already begun to affect parts of the Arabian Gulf region, leading to a rise in temperatures to levels exceeding forty degrees Celsius in many areas. Hot air masses are also intensifying over large parts of North Africa.

However, the latest outputs of the weather maps in Arab Weather indicate that the influence of the subtropical high and the hot air that accompanies it will remain close to the Kingdom during the coming period without expanding in a way that allows for a heat wave to occur. The forecasts show that the hot air may sometimes expand towards the Kingdom, which leads to temperatures rising above their usual rates for some time, before it recedes again with the change in the distribution of weather systems in the region.

According to the current reading of weather maps, there are no real indications that the Kingdom will be affected by heat waves during the coming period, as the weather is expected to remain normal summer weather in most areas during the daytime, and pleasant during the nighttime.

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