Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Saturday will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered rain that may be thundery by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report published on Friday, March 20, 2026, warning of thundery rain associated with strong winds by night.
Offshore, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain that may be thundery at times, the report added, warning of thundery rain associated with strong winds and high seas.
Wind inshore will be mainly northeasterly to southeasterly at a speed of 5 to 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots with thundery rain.
Offshore, winds will be southeasterly to northeasterly at a speed of 10 to 20 knots, gusting to 26 knots with thundery rain.
Sea state inshore will be 1 to 3 feet, surging to 5 feet with thundery rain, while offshore will be 3 to 6 feet, surging to 8 feet with thundery rain.
Visibility inshore will be 4 to 9 kilometers, dropping to 3 kilometers or less with thundery rain. Offshore, it will be 4 to 9 kilometers, dropping to 3 kilometers or less with thundery rain.
