Meteorology Department warns of thundery rain, strong wind

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6pm on Wednesday will be hazy and partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a chance of scattered rain, maybe thundery...

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6pm on Wednesday will be hazy and partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a chance of scattered rain, maybe thundery at places, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of thundery rain associated with strong wind and poor horizontal visibility.

Offshore, it will be cloudy with a chance of scattered rain, maybe thundery, the report added, warning of thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea.

Wind inshore will be mainly southeasterly to southwesterly at 10-20 KT, gusting to 40 KT with thundery rain.

Offshore, it will be variable, mainly southeasterly to northeasterly at 13-23 KT, gusting to 45 KT with thundery rain.

Sea state inshore will be 2-4 ft, rising to 5 ft with thundery rain.