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Emadeddin Khalil, Staff Reporter

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has predicted that the weather on Thursday will be dusty and partly cloudy, with clouds appearing on the mountains in the afternoon.

Winds will be northwesterly to southwesterly, moderate to active speed, especially on the sea, stirring dust, which may lead to low horizontal visibility in open areas, with winds reaching speeds of 15 to 25 km/h and up to 40 km/h.

The sea is turbulent in the Arabian Gulf, with light to medium waves possibly disturbing the sea on Friday morning in the Sea of Oman, the NCM added.

The weather forecast for Friday is clear to partly cloudy at times, with southwesterly to northwesterly winds with light to moderate speed.

These winds will be active during the day, stirring dust, which will lead to low horizontal visibility in open areas.

The speeds will be between 15 and 25 km/h, with gusts up to 40 km/h. The sea will be turbulent to moderate in the evening in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

The Saturday’s weather will be clear to partly cloudy at times, with a rise in temperatures.

The winds will be southwesterly, becoming later northeasterly, light to moderate speed, sometimes active during the day. Their speed will be between 10 and 20 up to 35 km/h. The sea will be light in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

The weather on Sunday is expected to be fair to partly cloudy at times, with another slight increase in temperatures.

The winds will be light to moderate southwesterly becoming northeasterly, freshening at times, with a speed of 10 – 20 reaching 35 km/h. The sea will be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.