DOHA: The winter has arrived, the weather bureau said yesterday, adding there are chances of scattered rains in the south and southeast within 48 hours.
There were scattered rains in places like Abu Samra, Abu Nakhla, Al Shamal and in the seas on Thursday, a forecaster said. “It didn’t rain in Doha.”
Ahmed Abdullah, Head, Meteorology Department, told Al Sharq that scattered cloud formations were seen in the south and southeast, indicating there could be moderate showers. Sea-goers must take precaution today as strong winds of speeds from eight to 22 knots could blow offshore, causing tumult and high waves, according to Abdullah.
Highway users must use caution as visibility could be affected and drop to five-km at times at places.
Temperatures have dropped by at least five degrees Celsius on average over the past two to three days, causing some chill in the air.
Northwesterly wind from the colder regions of Europe will later change into northeasterly, today’s forecast said. Day temperatures are likely to hover at between 25 and 28 degrees today, while at night the mercury levels could drop to between 18 and 22 degrees. Abu Samra will be the coldest place with temperatures varying from 18 to 25 degrees. In Doha, day temperature forecast is 27 degrees and the minimum is 20. The difference in day and night temperatures will be four degrees in Al Ruwais as the maximum forecast is 26 and the minimum 22. In Al Wakra and Mesaieed, the difference will be about 10 degrees as the day and night temperatures have been forecast at 28 and 18, respectively.
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