NCM warns of low visibility on Thursday - GulfToday

NCM warns of low visibility on Thursday

  • 06 Dec 2023

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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of fog formation that will affect the horizontal visibility, advising road users and motorists to exercise caution and abide by traffic instructions.

NCM explained that some areas in the country are expected to witness fog formation,  causing the horizontal visibility to be low to extremely low in some inland and coastal areas, especially the west, from midnight until 10:00am on Thursday morning.

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