Saudi Arabia is approaching the peak of summer heat. Will it pass it without recording scorching temperatures?

Arab Weather - The Kingdom is still experiencing a normal summer, as no region in the Kingdom has recorded any extreme or exceptional temperatures since the beginning of the summer season, and temperatures have not exceeded 50 degrees Celsius, as has happened in some years during the summer.

Maximum temperatures in Saudi Arabia during the summer typically range between 35 and 45 degrees Celsius from June to August. This is the case to date, with weather stations recording no extreme temperatures except for a few days when temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of the eastern part of the Kingdom.

The Kingdom is approaching the peak of summer heat.

According to the Kingdom's climate archive, the annual peak temperature typically occurs during the last ten days of July and the first ten days of August. This period of the year is considered the hottest, as the upper high pressure often intensifies, accompanied by extremely hot air masses at the surface. This leads to the formation of heat waves and a significant rise in temperatures.

Will the Kingdom pass the peak of summer heat without recording record temperatures?

Weather forecasters at Arab Weather said that the Kingdom's ability to weather severe heat waves in the coming period depends on the behavior and development of the upper high pressure system. The upper high pressure system is responsible for the formation of heat waves, which primarily depends on the strength or weakness of the hot air mass in the upper atmosphere. When this heat mass intensifies, a strong heat dome is formed, causing temperatures to rise significantly. This has not happened yet.

Considering the behavior of the upper high since the beginning of the summer, we find that it is centered in the east and northeast of the Arabian Peninsula without the development of a strong heat dome as happened in some years. Therefore, if the behavior of the upper high continues in this manner for the coming period, the development of strong heat waves in the Kingdom is unlikely, without neglecting the length of the time period, which is considered highly variable, and God Almighty knows best.