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Qatar

Weather Bureau warns of strong wind and low horizontal visibility

Published: 12 Jul 2017 - 08:58 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:05 am
Buildings are seen from across the water in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Buildings are seen from across the water in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

QNA

Doha: Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Wednesday inshore will be hot daytime with scattered clouds and blowing dust to dusty at places by midday, offshore will be hazy with some cloud, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.

The MET also warned of strong wind and expected low horizontal visibility at places by midday inshore.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly 12 to 22/26 knot at places at times, decreasing to 4 to 12 knot by night, offshore will be southeasterly to southwesterly less than 03 knot at first, becoming northeasterly to northwesterly 03 to 12 knot, reaching 18 knot at places at times.

Visibility will be 4 to 8/2 kilometer or less at places by midday. The sea state inshore will be one to two feet, rises to three feet at places at times, offshore will be one to three feet, rises to five feet at places at times.

Sunset today     : 18:27 lt

Tide Times and temperatures are as follows:

Area                      High Tide            Low Tide          Max Temp

----                            ----------------- ------------------ -------------------

Messaid               06:15 - 20:45       04:30 - 12:30       42

Wakrah                06:30 - 20:00       03:30 - 12:00       42

Doha                    06:00 - 19:30       02:15 - 11:45       42

Al Khor                05:30- 19:00        02:00 - 11:30       42

Ruwais                 07:15 - 19:00       01:30 - 13:15       37

Dukhan                12:15 - *****           06:00 - 18:00       42