RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology has forecast dust storms across several regions until the weekend.
The NCM on Tuesday stated there would be hot to extremely hot and windy conditions in the Eastern Region. And dust-stirring winds in parts of the Northern Borders, Al-Jouf, Riyadh, Madinah, Makkah and Najran regions.
The NCM warned that parts of Riyadh would be affected by dust storms, including active winds and reduced horizontal visibility from 3 to 5 km.
The governorates of Al-Sulayyil and Wadi Al-Dawasir would be affected by dust storms in the afternoon and Al-Aflaj during the whole day.
Riyadh and the governorates of Diriyah, Al-Kharj, Al-Hariq, Al-Dalam, Al-Muzahmiyya, and Hawtah Bani Tamim would also be affected by dust storms during the day.
Meanwhile, the excessive heat continues in the capital with the maximum temperature recorded at 42 degrees Celsius and minimum of 30. The severe heat is expected to continue over the weekend.
The NCM said winds over the Red Sea will be northwesterly to southwesterly at speeds of 10 to 28 kph in the northern and central parts, and westerly to northwesterly at speeds of 25 to 50 kph in the southern part.
In the Arabian Gulf, winds will be northwesterly to northerly at speeds of 15 to 45 kph in the northern part, and westerly to northwesterly at speeds of 10 to 25 kph in the southern part.
