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Department of Meteorology warns of thundery rain and high sea tonight

Published: 07 Feb 2021 - 05:59 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 02:23 am
ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA

ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA

QNA

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6 am on Monday will be slightly cloudy, relatively cold by night and misty at places later, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.

Offshore, it will be cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered rain at places at first may be thundery, the report added, warning of thundery rain at places at first and strong wind with high sea.

Wind inshore will be mainly northwesterly at a speed of 05 to 15 knot.

Offshore, it will be southeasterly to southwesterly at a speed of 08 to 18 knot reaching to 22 knot during thundery rain, shifts to northwesterly 12 to 22 knot by evening.

Visibility will be 4 to 8 kilometers or 3 kilometers or less at places at times.

Sea state inshore will be 2 to 4 feet surging to 5 feet at times. Offshore, it will be 3 to 6 feet surging to 7 feet by evening.