Rains are expected to last until Tuesday followed by a settled weather from Wednesday, the Meteorology Department has forecast.
The weather bureau has urged all residents to take precaution as the period, locally called Sarayat, is characterised by frequent and sudden weather fluctuations.
The weather bureau expects rains to weaken today, though there are chances of rain returning from Sunday until Tuesday due to a deepening upper level low pressure system before settled weather conditions return gradually on Wednesday, March 22.
The rain is expected to be light to moderate during this period, becoming thundery and heavy at times over some areas.
The prevailing winds would be north-easterly to south-easterly and moderate to strong at times with a chance of blowing dust reducing visibility to three kilometres or less, especially tomorrow.
The sea state is expected to be rough and unsuitable for all sea activities during this period as the wave height is expected to reach 11 feet at times.
Today, the weather is expected to be slightly dusty and relatively hot during the day and partly cloudy by evening. The maximum temperature in Doha would be 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum would be 21 degrees Celsius.
Mesaieed and Al Wakrah would have temperatures between 30 and 20 degrees Celsius, while Al Khor would have temperatures between 28 and 20 degrees Celsius, Ruwais 24 and 18 degrees Celsius, Dukhan between 27 and 19 degrees Celsius and Abu Samrah between 28 and 18 degrees Celsius.
Yesterday, several parts of the country received light showers. Ras Laffan and Ruwais received the highest rain fall at 4.1mm, last evening.
