Thunderstorms and torrential rains will continue in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Thursday

The Arabian Gulf region is witnessing a wave of heavy rain, which is reaching the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates severely, prompting the Ministries of Education in the two countries to close schools in several cities and regions. Meteorology also announced the flow of torrential rains in many different regions in the Kingdom. Saudi Arab.

Heavy rain in regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia It is expected that the chance of moderate to heavy thunderstorms will continue, which may cause torrential rains, accompanied by hail showers and active winds that raise dust and dust in some areas of Asir, Riyadh, Najran, Jazan, Al-Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, Al-Baha, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and the northern borders. And the eastern, with the possibility of fog forming in some of those areas and parts of the Tabuk region, especially the coastal area.

Wind movement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia According to the report, the movement of surface winds on the Red Sea coast is directed towards the northeast to northwest at a speed ranging between 12 and 32 kilometers per hour in the northern and central parts, and reaches 40 kilometers per hour towards the Gulf of Aqaba, while it is heading towards the northwest to southwest at a speed. It ranges between 10 and 30 kilometers per hour, reaching 50 kilometers per hour towards the Bab el-Mandab Strait. Waves are expected to rise from one to one and a half metres, and may reach more than two meters towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with rainy thunderclouds expected to form over the southern parts.

As for the coast of the Arabian Sea, the movement of surface winds is directed toward the southeast to southwest at a speed ranging between 20 and 40 kilometers per hour in the northern parts, and toward the northeast to the north at a speed ranging between 25 and 50 kilometers per hour in the southern-central parts. Its speed reaches 60 kilometers per hour. Waves are expected to rise from one and a half to two metres, and may reach more than two meters with the formation of rainy thunderclouds. The sea condition is expected to be moderately wavy, and may reach wavy with the formation of rainy thunderclouds.

Rain and thunderstorms, the weather tomorrow, Thursday, in Saudi Arabia The National Center of Meteorology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia indicated the continued chance of moderate to heavy thunderstorm rains that may cause torrential rains, with hail showers and active winds carrying with them dust and dust in several areas of Najran, Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh, Al-Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, the northern and eastern borders. It is not excluded that fog will form in some of these areas and parts of the Tabuk region, especially the coastal areas.

Suspension of classes in schools Saudi authorities have warned citizens of the Kingdom’s weather, which has witnessed heavy rain in recent hours, leading to streets being filled with water and vehicles drowning. The concerned authorities have indicated the need to take precautionary measures, such as suspending studies in the Riyadh region and closing the King Fahd Road tunnels in Dammam.

For its part, the Riyadh Region Education Department announced the suspension of studies today, Wednesday, and its transfer to distance learning for all students and teachers in the region, in response to reports received from the Saudi National Center of Meteorology regarding the prevailing rainy situation.

Expected temperatures in some regions of the Kingdom on Thursday, May 1 As for the weather forecast in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Thursday, May 2, 2024, the maximum and minimum temperatures appear as follows:

Mecca: 36/25 degrees Celsius. Medina: 32/20 degrees Celsius. Riyadh: 25/19 degrees Celsius. Banha: 34/20 degrees Celsius. Jeddah: 35/27 degrees Celsius. Dammam: 27/23 degrees Celsius. Abha: 23/15 degrees Celsius. Tabuk: 31/20 degrees Celsius. Buraidah: 29/19 degrees Celsius. Hail: 27/17 degrees Celsius. Al-Baha: 20/15 degrees Celsius. Arar: 19/29 degrees Celsius. Sakaka: 30/20 degrees Celsius. Jizan: 35/31 degrees Celsius. Najran: 36/22 degrees Celsius. Al Kharj: 29/22 degrees Celsius. Al Majmaah: 27/18 degrees Celsius. Wadi Al-Dawasir: 34/22 degrees Celsius. Dawadmi: 18/28 degrees Celsius. Sharurah: 39/29 degrees Celsius.