QMD Warns of Thundery Rain, Strong Wind and High Sea on Wednesday

QMD Warns of Thundery Rain, Strong Wind and High Sea on Wednesday By Joel Johnson - August 18, 2021

Qatar Meteorology Department

 

The latest forecast report issued by Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) states that weather inshore until 6 in the evening on Wednesday is expected to be hazy at places at first, and is likely to be hot during the day with some local clouds and chance of scattered rain, and will be humid by night. 

The weather offshore is likely to be hazy and scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times with chance of rain maybe thundery at northeast areas, and cautions regarding thundery rain at northeast areas associated with strong wind and high sea.

The detailed report also adds that wind inshore will be variable less than 05 knot at first, and later becomes northwesterly to northeasterly 05 to 15 knot gusting to 22 knot at places daytime.

The wind offshore is expected to be mainly northwesterly to northeasterly 05 to 15 knot gusting 24 knot with thundery rain.

Visibility will be 4 to 9 kilometers.

Sea state inshore will be 1 to 3 feet, rises to 5 feet at times, while offshore it will be 2 to 4 feet, rises to 8 feet with thundery rain.

Tide Times and temperatures are as follows:

Area High Tide Low Tide Mini - Max
---- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------
Messaid 16:06 - **:** 07:36 - **:** 39
Wakrah 15:17 - **:** 07:18- 21:19 39
Doha 14:11 - 23:52 06:20 - 21:55 39
Al Khor 13:36 - **:** 05:06 - 18:12 39
Ruwais 00:42 - 13:17 06:45 - 20:06 34
Dukhan 05:33 - 18:05 11:49 - **:** 36
Sunrise : 05:09 lt
Sunset today : 18:06 lt

By Joel Johnson - August 18, 2021

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