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Qatar

Weather bureau warns of strong wind

Published: 07 Feb 2017 - 09:05 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 11:18 pm
File picture used for reference only. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula

File picture used for reference only. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula

QNA

Doha: The Department of Meteorology warned Tuesday of strong wind expected at northern areas inshore, and strong wind and high seas offshore.

Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Tuesday inshore will be mild daytime with some clouds and slight dust at places, cold by night, offshore it will be slight dust with some clouds at times.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly 08 to 18 knot, reaching 22 knot to the northern areas, offshore will be northwesterly 12 to 22 knot reaching 26 knot at places.

Visibility will be 04 to 09 kilometer. The sea state inshore will be between two to four feet. Offshore it will be four to seven feet reaches eight feet at places.

Doha is expected to have a minimum and maximum temperature of 13 and 22 degrees. While the min-max temperatures in other areas are Dukhan: 13-17 degrees celsius, Abu Samra: 6-18 degrees celsius, Al Ruwais: 14-18 degrees celsius, Messaid: 11-21 degrees celsius and Al Khor: 8-21 degrees celsius.