Polar winds are rushing towards Saudi Arabia, threatening the formation of a dust wave that is considered the most severe and widest since the beginning of the season

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest computer modeling outputs for monitoring and tracking the movement of weather systems indicate the possibility of the eastern Mediterranean basin and the Levant being affected at the end of the week by the rush of a very cold polar air mass, pushing active northwesterly winds with strong gusts towards the north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, supporting the emergence of wide dust waves that may be the most severe and influential since the beginning of the season.

Strong winds with gusts exceeding 80 km/h

It is concentrated in Al-Jawf and the northern borders, and the possibility of its extension towards Hafar Al-Batin is being monitored.

In detail, it is expected that the dust wave will begin to affect the north of the Kingdom starting from the afternoon hours of Thursday, in the Al-Jouf and Northern Border regions in particular, so that the western winds will be remarkably active, accompanied by strong gusts exceeding 80 km/hour. Due to the lack of rain, dry and disintegrated soil, and the absence of vegetation cover, it is expected that waves of high-density dust will form as a result, accompanied by a near-zero horizontal visibility, which portends negative effects on patients with respiratory and eye diseases.

Monitoring the possibility of the dust wave extending towards Hafar Al-Batin and perhaps parts of the eastern and central parts of the Kingdom

We are monitoring in Arab Weather the possibility of this dense wave of dust rushing towards the south and southeast of the Kingdom during the dawn and daylight hours of Friday to include the Hafar Al-Batin region and parts of the eastern and central parts of the Kingdom, but with less intensity, which the weather will detail in the coming days.

These weather conditions require attention from:

• Danger of strong winds that may reach 80 km/h
• Risk of reduced horizontal visibility due to dust and dirt
• Risk of respiratory and eye complications in patients with dust