National Center for Meteorology | Rainy weather coinciding with the mid-year school break in most regions of the Kingdom

Written By سنان خلف on 2026/01/05

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.

The National Center for Meteorology reported initial indications that most regions of the Kingdom will be affected by a rainy weather system during the coming week, coinciding with the mid-year school break.

Friday: The beginning of weather fluctuations and thunderstorm activity in the southwest of the Kingdom

The weather is expected to begin on Friday with the formation of cumulonimbus clouds over the southwestern and western highlands, including parts of Jazan, Asir and Al-Baha, and extending towards parts of the Makkah region, accompanied by showers of varying intensity that may be locally heavy.

Saturday: A cold air mass is moving towards the north of the Kingdom

Starting from Saturday, a cold air mass coming from the Levant is expected to rush towards the north of the Kingdom, and clouds will increase and showers of rain will fall on parts of Tabuk, Al-Jawf and the Northern Borders, in addition to some western regions.

Sunday: Rainfall will spread to include the central and northeastern regions.

And on Sunday, the chances of rainfall will extend to include the Hail and Qassim regions, in addition to the northern part of the Riyadh region and the northern part of the Eastern Province, and God knows best.

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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