Noticeable drop in temperature with rain likely on Thursday
- Last updated: January 1, 2025 | 14:03 ..
Emadeddin Khalil, Staff Reporter
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expects the weather on Thursday to be partially cloudy to cloudy, interspersed with periods of light rain, over specific parts in the northern and eastern areas.
During the nighttime hours and into the morning of Friday, a degree of humidity is expected to prevail in select inland areas. Prevailing northwesterly winds are anticipated to be moderate to active in speed, with occasional periods of strong gusts reaching speeds of 15 to 30 kilometres per hour, and potentially reaching 50 kilometres per hour.
The waves are expected to be rough to very rough, with a strike in the Arabian Gulf and medium to rough in the Sea of Oman.
Friday’s weather is expected to be cloudy over northern, eastern, and coastal regions, with a probability of precipitation. During the nighttime hours and into the morning of Saturday, a rise in humidity is anticipated over specific inland areas.
The winds are expected to be northwesterly to northeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally active, with a speed of 15 to 30 km/h, reaching a maximum of 40 km/h.
The waves are expected to be rough to medium in the Arabian Gulf and medium to light in the Sea of Oman.
Saturday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times over the northern, eastern and coastal regions, where there will be some precipitation. The night-time humidity will be high in these areas, and on Sunday morning there will be a risk of rain in the inland regions.
Prevailing winds will be moderate to strong, from the north-west to the south-east, and there will be some gusts of up to 40 km/h. The sea will be light to medium in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and there will be some turbulence at night.
The weather on Sunday is expected to be partly cloudy, with occasional cloud cover in certain areas. Humidity is expected to be high at night and on Monday morning in some inland and coastal regions, with the potential for fog or light fog to form.
The winds are expected to be moderate to strong, with speeds ranging from 10 to 20 km/h, and the waves are predicted to be light in both the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.