Saudi issues red and orange alerts in several regions

Red and orange weather alerts have been issued across several regions, as dense fog and moderate to heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect several Saudi regions, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM).

The NCM issued two red alerts for dense fog in parts of the Eastern Province, alongside orange alerts for fog in other parts of the region.

Orange alerts for moderate rainfall have also been issued across parts of the Northern Borders, Hail, Makkah, Asir, Al-Baha and Jazan.

According to the NCM’s Sunday forecast, moderate to heavy thunderstorms capable of causing flash floods, accompanied by showers of hail, are expected across parts of Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, Makkah, Madinah, Hail and the Northern Borders.

Active surface winds stirring up dust and sand are also forecast over parts of these regions, as well as parts of Riyadh and Al-Qassim.

For temperatures, Dammam is forecast to record the highest temperature at 38°C, followed by Makkah at 37°C and Riyadh, Jeddah and Buraidah at 36°C.

Madinah and Jazan are expected to reach 35°C, followed by Hail at 31°C, Najran at 30°C, Sakaka at 29°C, Tabuk at 28°C, Arar at 27°C, Abha at 25°C and Al-Baha at 23°C.

Humidity is forecast to reach 95 percent in Abha, followed by 90 percent in Dammam, Al-Baha and Arar, and 80 percent in Hail and Sakaka.

Jazan is expected to record 75 per cent humidity, followed by Jeddah at 70 per cent, Makkah at 65 per cent, Madinah at 60 per cent, Tabuk at 55 pe rcent, Buraidah and Najran at 35 per cent, and Riyadh at 30 per cent.