
Department of Meteorology warns of thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea
Gulf Times
Weather update
Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Monday will be relatively hot daytime, partly cloudy with chance of scattered rain maybe thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected thundery rain associated with strong wind. Offshore will be scattered clouds to partly cloudy with chance of scattered rain, maybe thunder at northern and eastern areas, the report added, warning of expected thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea. Wind inshore will be mainly southwesterly to southeasterly becomes northeasterly 05 to 15 knot reaches 25 knot during thundery rain. Offshore, it will be northwesterly to northeasterly 08 to 18 knot gusting to 22 knot during thundery rain Visibility will be 4 to 8/3 kilometers or less during thundery rain. Sea state inshore will be 1 to 3 feet, rises to 4 feet at times. Offshore it will be 3 to 5 feet, rises to 7 feet during thundery rain.