DOHA: The cold wave since last night is expected to prevail today, with chances of temperature dropping to 10 degrees Celsius in some areas.
The Meteorology Department has forecast strong dust winds today resulting in low visibility in some places. It will be “relatively cold” by day and “very cold” by night, said a forecast issued by the department yesterday.
The day would remain partly cloudy and dusty.
Temperature in Doha could dip to 12 degrees by night while the maximum day temperature is expected to be 17 degrees, probably the lowest recorded this winter. Mesaieed, Al Wakrah and Al Khor would be colder with the minimum temperature at around 11 degrees and the maximum at 17 degrees. Dukhan and Abu Samra could experience the lowest temperature at between 10 and 16 degrees.
Northwesterly-northerly winds inshore would blow at speeds ranging from 18-28 knots to 38 knots in some places.
