RIYADH — The Nationwide Middle for Meteorology (NCM) has issued a number of climate alerts throughout the Kingdom, warning of assorted circumstances starting from gentle to heavy rainfall, accompanied by sturdy winds, decreased visibility, and potential flash flooding between Sunday and Monday.
The alerts, issued on Sunday, classify climate circumstances below crimson, orange, and yellow warning ranges.
Pink alerts have been issued for a number of areas, indicating extreme climate circumstances. Heavy rainfall is anticipated throughout elements of the Riyadh area, together with Al-Aflaj, Al-Kharj, Al-Dalam, Al-Hariq, Al-Muzahimiyah, and Hawtat Bani Tamim, from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm onSunday, in addition to Al-Sulayyil and Wadi Al-Dawasir throughout the identical interval.
The Japanese Province can be below crimson alert, overlaying areas comparable to Al-Ahsa, Al-Uqair, Haradh, and Dhu’aybin from 1:00 pm on Sunday to 01:00 am on Monday, whereas Jubail, Khobar, Dammam, Dhahran, Qatif, and Ras Tanura are affected from 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Monday.
Equally, crimson alerts lengthen to Asir, together with Ahad Rafidah, Bisha, Tathlith, and surrounding areas, in addition to Najran, together with Najran metropolis, Hubuna, Thar, Khabash, and Badr Al-Janoub, all from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Monday.
These circumstances are anticipated to deliver heavy rain, sturdy winds, near-zero to zero visibility, hail, thunderstorms, and a excessive threat of flash floods.
Orange alerts point out average rainfall and have been issued throughout elements of Riyadh, together with Diriyah, the capital Riyadh, Rumah, and Durma from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Sunday, in addition to Al-Sulayyil and Wadi Al-Dawasir from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm the identical day.
Within the Japanese Province, average rain is forecast in Al-Khafji, Al-Nairyah, and Qaryat Al-Ulya from
2:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Sunday.
The Northern Borders area, together with Rafha, is anticipated to be affected from 4:00 pm on Sunday till 04:00 am on Monday, whereas Turaif will see related circumstances from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm on Sunday.
Al-Jouf — Al-Qurayyat and Tabarjalis forecast to expertise average rainfall from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm on Sunday, whereas Tabuk — Tabuk and Tayma — can be affected from 08:00 am to 7:00 pm the identical day
These areas might even see lgiht rainfall, sturdy winds, decreased to near-zero visibility, hail, thunderstorms, and localized flooding.
Yellow alerts have been issued for lighter climate circumstances in elements of Riyadh, together with Thadiq, Huraymila, and Marat, from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Sunday.
The NCM indicated that these areas should still expertise lively winds, decreased visibility, and potential thunderstorms regardless of the decrease severity.
