Thursday, August 6, 2026

Post: Department of Meteorology Warns of Poor Horizontal Visibility

Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Tuesday will be misty to foggy at places at first, becoming hot and relatively humid with some clouds at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of poor horizontal visibility in some areas at first.

According to Qatar News Agency, offshore, the weather will be hazy to misty with some clouds at times. Winds inshore will be variable at first, becoming mainly northeasterly to southeasterly at a speed of 3-13 knots. Offshore, it will also be variable, mainly southeasterly to northeasterly at 5-15 knots.

Sea conditions are expected to range between 1 and 2 feet inshore, and between 2 and 4 feet offshore. Visibility inshore will range between 4 and 9 km, dropping to 2 km or less in some areas at first, while offshore it will range between 4 and 9 km, dropping to 3 km or less at first.