NCM forecasts heavy rain across four Saudi regions through Sunday
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) forecasts heavy rain across several regions, as rainfall of varying intensity is expected to continue over parts of the Kingdom from Wednesday through Sunday. According to the NCM, heavy rain may be accompanied by strong downdraft winds reaching 60 km/h or more, near-zero horizontal visibility, hail, flash floods, high waves along coastal areas…
The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) predicts heavy rainfall across multiple Saudi regions from Wednesday to Sunday. Regions like Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, Madinah, and others will experience varying intensity of rainfall, with potential downdraft winds of up to 60 km/h, near-zero visibility, hail, flash floods, high waves, and possible tornadoes or waterspouts.
In Jazan, areas such as Harub, Al-Rayth, Al-Dayer, and others will face moderate to heavy rain. In Asir, cities including Abha, Khamis Mushait, and others will also encounter similar weather conditions. Makkah will see light to moderate rain, while Madinah, Al-Ula, and Khaybar regions will witness light rain, defined as 1-4 mm per hour, moderate rain as 5-9 mm per hour, and heavy rain as 10-50 mm per hour or more.
NCM forecasts suggest that the heavy rainfall might persist in some areas until the end of the following week.
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