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Department of Meteorology warns of thundery rain, strong wind and high sea tonight

Published: 23 Mar 2026 - 10:01 pm | Last Updated: 23 Mar 2026 - 10:06 pm
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Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Tuesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily report on Monday, March 23, 2026, warning of thundery rain accompanied by strong winds and poor horizontal visibility.

Offshore, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, thundery at times, the report added, warning of thundery rain accompanied by strong winds and high seas.

Wind inshore will be mainly southeasterly to northeasterly at 10 to 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots with thundery rain.

Offshore, winds will be mainly southeasterly at 10 to 20 knots, gusting to 35 knots with thundery rain.

Sea state inshore will be 2 to 4 feet, rising to 5 feet with thundery rain, while offshore it will be 3 to 6 feet, rising to 11 feet.

Visibility inshore will be 5 to 9 km, dropping to 2 km or less at places at times. Offshore visibility will be 4 to 9 km, reducing to 3 km or less with thundery rain.