Rain expected again today

Cloudy conditions and light rain in Doha yesterday. PICTURE: Thajudheen

Rain is again expected in the country today, which could be thundery in the early hours of the day, along with strong winds and poor visibility. The Qatar Met department has also forecast thundery rain in offshore areas today besides windy conditions and high seas at first. The wind speed may go up to 27 knots offshore and 25 knots inshore during thundershowers, with the sea level rising to 8’ (2.4m) at first. Visibility, meanwhile, may drop to 2km or less during thundery rain. The detailed forecast says it will be relatively hot during the day, and there will be slight dust in some places. Scattered clouds are also likely and there is chance of rain, which may be thundery in the early hours. It will be partly cloudy offshore and there is a possibility of scattered rain there, which may be thundery at first. The temperature is expected to range from 25-32° Celsius in Doha today. Cloudy conditions and scattered, light rain were reported from a number of places in the country yesterday, including Doha. Earlier, the Met department had said there will be chances of scattered rain, which may turn thundery at times, until the end of this week.