18/12/2025
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18/12/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 18, (Agencies): The Meteorological Department forecasted that Kuwait is expected to experience scattered thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, especially over southern and coastal areas, until the early hours of Friday morning. Moderate northwesterly winds are expected to gradually strengthen, reaching speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, causing high sea waves. The acting Director of the Meteorological Department, Dhirar Al-Ali, told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that weather maps and numerical models show that the country will be affected by a surface high-pressure extension from the northwest, accompanied by a cold air mass, coinciding with a deep upperlevel atmospheric low.
This is expected to increase low and medium clouds, interspersed with some cumulonimbus clouds. He explained that on Friday, the weather will be cool to cold during the day, with decreasing clouds and gradually lower chances of rain. Northwesterly winds will be moderate to active, occasionally strong, ranging from 20 to 60 kilometers per hour, causing dust. The expected maximum temperatures will range between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius, and the sea is forecasted to have moderate to high waves, between four and seven feet.
On Friday night, the weather will be cold, with northwesterly winds that are light to moderate, between 12 and 35 kilometers per hour, and a chance of light fog in some areas. The expected minimum temperatures will range between 6 and 8 degrees Celsius, and the sea will have light to moderate waves ranging between two and four feet. On Saturday during the day, the weather will be cool, with northwesterly to variable winds that are light to moderate, at speeds of 6 to 28 kilometers per hour.
The maximum temperatures are expected to range between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius, and the sea will have light to moderate waves between one and three feet. Saturday night will be cold, with northwesterly to variable winds that are light to moderate, between 8 and 30 kilometers per hour. Some scattered clouds are expected, and the minimum temperatures will range between 5 and 7 degrees Celsius. The sea will be light to moderate, with waves between one and four feet.
In other news, Al-Ojairi Scientific Center announced that Sunday, December 21 will mark the beginning of the month of Rajab, based on precise astronomical calculations, reports Al- Seyassah daily. In a press statement, the center revealed that the new moon of Rajab will be born on Saturday at 4:44 am Kuwait time. It explained that Sunday will coincide with the winter solstice, the longest night of the year.
On this day, the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn and reaches its lowest point in the sky, creating the longest shadows at midday. This event marks the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, with the longest nights and shortest days. While the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice, the Southern Hemisphere will experience the summer solstice at the same time.
