Northwesterly wind from Saturday evening causing high seas and drop in temperatures

It is expected that fresh to strong Northwesterly wind will return between Saturday evening (February 12) until Monday (February 14) with wind speed ranging between 12-22 kt with gusts exceeding 30 kt at times over some areas causing blowing dust and low horizontal visibility to less than 2 km especially in open areas, the department of Meteorology said in its weather report.

Sea wave offshore will range between 5-8 ft reaching to 10 ft at places at times.

Northwesterly wind is accompanied by a decrease in temperature where the maximum will range between 18-23 C and the minimum between 8-15 C while the (apparent temperatures) will be less than that during night and early morning.

Qatar Meteorology Department urges all to be careful and to avoid all marine activities as well as to follow latest updates through its official accounts.