Saudi Arabia Now | Arab Weather app detects strong thunderstorms east of Mecca and rain in several regions, including Riyadh

Written By سنان خلف on 2026/02/06

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - The latest satellite images available through the Arab Weather application show a rapid development of rain clouds in the skies of several regions of the Kingdom. Their intensity is currently concentrated in the eastern parts of the Makkah region, and they are gradually approaching Dhulm, Al-Khurmah, Al-Muwayh and Ranyah, where these areas are expected to witness rainfall of varying intensity and volume.

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The same images also show varying amounts of high and medium clouds, interspersed with showers of rain over random parts of the Riyadh region, parts of Qassim and southern Hail, reaching as far as Hafr al-Batin and Al-Ahsa.

The National Center for Meteorology in Saudi Arabia had issued a number of warnings about several regions of the Kingdom being affected by a state of atmospheric instability that brings varying rainfall to several regions of the Kingdom, which will be heavy at times and accompanied by lightning and thunder.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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