Mercury nears 50°C again this weekend

KUWAIT CITY, July 23: The Meteorological Department forecast that Kuwait’s weather during the weekend will be extremely hot during the day and hot to warm at night, with relatively high humidity, especially in coastal areas. The acting Director of the Meteorological Department Dhirar Al-Ali told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the country is being affected by an extension of the Indian monsoon low-pressure system, accompanied by an extremely hot air mass and light to moderate northwesterly winds. He explained that Friday’s daytime weather will be extremely hot, with northwesterly to variable light and moderate winds ranging from 8 to 32 kilometers per hour.

Maximum temperatures are expected to range between 46 and 48 degrees Celsius, while sea conditions will be light to moderate, with waves between one and three feet. Friday night will be hot to warm, with northwesterly to variable light and moderate winds ranging from 8 to 28 kilometers per hour. Minimum temperatures are expected to range between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius, with light to moderate seas and waves between one and three feet. Saturday’s weather will be extremely hot during the day, with relatively high humidity in coastal areas. Winds will be northwesterly to variable, light and moderate, ranging from 8 to 30 kilometers per hour. Maximum temperatures are expected to range between 47 and 49 degrees Celsius, with light to moderate seas and waves between one and three feet. Saturday night will be hot to warm, with light to moderate northwesterly winds ranging from 12 to 32 kilometers per hour. Minimum temperatures are expected to range between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius, with sea waves between two and four feet.(KUNA)