The National Center of Meteorology predicted in its weather report for today that thunderstorms accompanied by hail showers and strong winds causing dust and sand will continue in parts of the Northern Borders, Al-Jawf, Tabuk, Al-Madinah, Hail, and extending to parts of Qassim and the Eastern region.
The report indicated that surface winds on the Red Sea will be southwesterly to northwesterly at a speed of 25-45 km/h in the northern part, southeasterly to southwesterly and turning northwesterly in the evening at a speed of 10-30 km/h in the middle part, and southeasterly to southerly at a speed of 20-40 km/h in the southern part reaching 50 km/h towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The wave height will range from one to two meters in the northern part, from half a meter to one and a half meters in the middle and southern parts, reaching over two meters towards the strait. The sea state will be moderate waves in the northern part, light to moderate waves in the middle and southern parts, becoming rough towards the strait.
On the Arabian Gulf, surface winds will be westerly to northwesterly, shifting to southeasterly to northeasterly in the afternoon at a speed of 10-35 km/h in the northern part, northwesterly to southwesterly at a speed of 8-28 km/h in the middle and southern parts. The wave height will range from half a meter to one meter, reaching one and a half meters in the northern part. The sea state will have light waves in the middle and southern parts, and moderate waves in the northern part.
