Makkah and Taif are set to experience thunderstorms accompanied by showers. Details.

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The National Center of Meteorology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia warned of the possibility of parts of Taif and Makkah Al-Mukarramah being affected on Thursday by unstable weather conditions in the form of cumulus clouds bringing with them thunderstorms and possibly downdrafts that stir up dust and sand.

Heavy thunderstorms are expected in Taif, possibly accompanied by hail.

In detail, the latest computer simulations of air mass movement and rain forecasts indicate that cumulus clouds will begin to form in the skies over Taif starting in the afternoon, with the opportunity for showers of rain, which may be heavy at times and accompanied by hail, becoming more apparent in the afternoon.

Less intense and widespread thunderstorms are expected in Makkah.

Cumulonimbus clouds are also expected to extend to parts of Makkah, including the holy sites, but with generally less intensity. Experts at Arab Weather indicated that the chances of rain will recede again in Makkah and Taif during the early night hours, and God knows best.