DOHA: Northwesterly winds will continue tomorrow (Thursday) becoming strong at some places by afternoon both inshore and offshore with dust causing the visibility to decrease to less than 2 km in some areas, according to the latest weather forecast.
However, according to numerical weather prediction charts, wind direction will change on Friday to Easterly fresh to strong ranging between 12 – 20 KT inshore reaching 25 KT at times and from 18 – 25 KT offshore reaching 30 KT at times. Moderate to rough seas are expected with wave height ranging between 5 – 8 FT (may reach 9 FT at times), said a statement posted on Qatar Meteorology Department’s website.
Easterly winds will also cause an increase in relative humidity that coincides with an upper level instability with a chance for cloud development on Friday and Saturday, which may lead to isolated rain over some areas. In addition, temperatures are expected to decrease where maximum temperature will range between 36 – 39 °C in Doha whereas minimum temperatures will range between 31 – 34 °C.
The warning period is expected to continue until Saturday.
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