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Thundery rain accompanied by strong wind predicted for Qatar

Published: 08 Apr 2018 - 07:59 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 08:37 am
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QNA

Doha: Weather inshore until 6 p.m. on Sunday will be partly cloudy with chance of rain at places maybe thundery at times and slight dust to blowing dust at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected thunder rain associated with sudden strong wind.

Offshore, it will be slight dust and partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered rain maybe thundery at time, the report added, warning of expected thunder rain at places associated with strong wind and high sea.

Wind inshore will be northeasterly to northwesterly 06 to 18 knot, reaching 25 knot during thundery rain, offshore, it will be northwesterly to northeaster 08 to 18 knot, reaching 30 knot at places during thundery rain.

Visibility will be 04 to 08/03 kilometer or less at places at times.

Sea state inshore will be two to four feet, rises to five feet at places at times, while offshore it will be three to six to feet, rises to nine feet at places during thundery rain.