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Qatar weather bureau warns strong wind and poor visibility

Published: 18 Feb 2017 - 10:06 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 08:57 am
Peninsula

QNA

Doha: Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6.00 pm Saturday inshore will be relatively cold daytime with some clouds and slightly dusty at places, offshore it will be hazy with some clouds becomes dusty later. 

The Department of Meteorology warned of expected poor horizontal visibility and strong wind over most areas inshore and strong wind and high sea offshore.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly at a speed of 10 to 20 knots, reaching 25 knots at places at times, offshore will be northwesterly at 20 to 30 knots reaches 38 knots at places at times.

Visibility will be 04 to 08/02 kilometers or less at places later. The sea state inshore will be between 2-4 feet, rises to 5 feet at places, offshore will be 7-13 feet, rises to 16 feet.

Tide Times and temperatures are as follows:

Area    High Tide Low Tide Mini - Max
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Messaid    09:45 - **:**    03:45 - 17:15    19
Wakrah    09:45 - **:**    04:00 - 17:00    19
Doha    09:00 - 23:15    03:00 - 16:00    19
Al Khor 08:45- 22:00    02:30 - 15:30    19
Ruwais    09:30 - 22:15    03:45 - 16:00    19
Dukhan    02:45 - 15:00    09:00 - 21:00    17

Sunrise : 06:05 lt
Sunset today    : 17:29 lt 
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