Lightning illuminates Doha sky last evening. The Meteorology Department has forecast strong winds today with chances of scattered rains, thundery at times. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula
The Meteorology Department has forecast strong winds today with chances of scattered rains, thundery at times.
Offshore, the weather would be slightly dusty and partly cloudy with scattered rains, said the daily weather report issued by the Department yesterday.
The Department had earlier forecast the turbulent weather that the country has been experiencing over the past few days to settle by Tomorrow.
Today, wind inshore would be southeasterly to northeasterly at a speed of 10 to 20 knots reaching 25 knots at places, decreasing to 08 to 16 knots late, while offshore it will be northeasterly to southeasterly at a speed of 15-28 knots reaching 32 knots at places with thundery rain. Visibility will be 4 to 8 kilometers and 3 kilometers or less in some areas at times. The warm weather is expected to continue with temperature in Doha hovering between 22 and 29 degrees Celsius.
