Iraq - update at 11:30 am | An increase in dust rates and a clear decrease in the extent of horizontal visibility in the capital, Baghdad

Arab Weather - Satellite images received by the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate an increase in dust rates in many Iraqi regions, including the northern and central regions and the capital, Baghdad, as a result of the increase in the speed of northwest winds.

According to the latest observations received more than an hour ago at Baghdad International Airport, the horizontal visibility is about 1,000 meters, and thus the city is witnessing a clear decline in the horizontal visibility.

What awaits the state in the coming hours?

According to the weather maps in the Arab Regional Weather Center, the northwest winds will intensify during the coming hours to be active in speed, and sometimes strong in speed in the southern regions, accompanied by strong gusts in many areas that are severe in the southern parts, where the proportions of dust increase in the northern and central regions, including the capital, Baghdad, up to for the southern regions.

In the midst of warnings of the dangers of the lack of horizontal vision in some areas, it also alerts respiratory and eye patients to the need to pay attention to the rising dust in the atmosphere, which may cause serious complications, God forbid.

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