{
  "id": 13663697,
  "title": "Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for nine regions across Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/heavy-rain-and-thunderstorms-forecast-for-nine-regions-across-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:44:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/news/d48unahea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nine regions in Saudi Arabia are forecast to experience moderate to heavy thunderstorms and flash floods on Sunday, 30 Rabi Al-Thani 1448, accompanied by hail showers, strong winds, and dust. The weather conditions will be particularly severe in Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, Madinah, Tabuk, Al-Jouf, the Northern Borders, and parts of Hail, with a chance of thunderstorm clouds developing over the southern Eastern Province. Additionally, fog may develop overnight along the coasts of Makkah, Madinah, and Tabuk, while northwesterly to westerly winds will blow at 12-32 km/h in the Red Sea, increasing to over 50 km/h during thunderstorms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Heavy thunderstorms to continue across several Saudi regions Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/heavy-thunderstorms-to-continue-across-several-saudi-regions-sunday",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:17:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia announces two additional overnight trains to Riyadh on Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/saudi-arabia-announces-two-additional-overnight-trains-to-riyadh-on",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:52:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}