Saudi Arabia | Rainfall intensifies and expands again, affecting these areas by the end of the week.

The latest weather updates released on Thursday morning, September 18, 2025, via the Arab Weather app indicate that the southwestern and western sectors of the Kingdom will increasingly be affected by humid air currents. These, God willing, will intensify thunderstorms and expand their impact to include new areas. This will coincide with moderate to heavy rainfall, sometimes accompanied by hail.

Rainfall over the weekend is expected to be distributed, "after God's will," as follows:

• Friday, September 19, 2025: Thunderstorm activity will resume over various parts of the highlands of Jazan, Asir, and Al-Baha. It may extend to include Taif and the eastern parts of the highlands of Makkah Al-Mukarramah. Thunderstorms will fall, and they will be heavier in Jazan, Asir, and Al-Baha.

• Saturday, September 20, 2025: On Saturday, unstable weather conditions will intensify, cloud cover will increase, and moderate to heavy rain and hail will fall on the same areas. These rains will intensify in the highlands of Taif, eastern Makkah, and possibly the Holy Sites. Thunderstorms will also extend to parts of southern Madinah.

The Arab Weather app recommends the following:

• The necessity of not risking cutting off valleys and torrents.
• Take shelter in buildings during lightning and thunderstorm activity.