{
  "id": 1282133,
  "title": "Heavy thunderstorms forecast across parts of Saudi Arabia through Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/heavy-thunderstorms-forecast-across-parts-of-saudi-arabia-through",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T13:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663780/saudi-arabia/heavy-thunderstorms-forecast-across-parts-of-saudi-arabia-through-saturday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "JEDDAH — Heavy thunderstorms are forecast to persist across parts of the Kingdom until the end of the current week, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). According to an animated map issued by the NCM, based on outputs from the Saudi Numerical Model, light to moderate rain will affect most of southern Asir and areas surrounding Abha, as well as eastern parts of Jazan, starting…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}