Active winds raise dust, to continue Monday

The Kuwait Meteorological Department said that since Sunday morning, the country has been affected by the activity of northwesterly winds with speed exceeding 60 kilometers per hour, accompanied by strong gusts in some areas that raise dust, leading to a decrease in horizontal visibility to less than 1,000 meters sometimes, especially on open areas and lead to waves height of more than 6 feet.

In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Abdulaziz AlQarawi expected that the wind speed will calm down and dust will gradually settle in the afternoon on the wilderness areas, although wind activity remained on the coastal areas during the night hours, which means that waves will continue to rise during this period.

Al-Qarawi added that the winds will be relatively active Monday, and their speed does not exceed 50 kilometers per hour, and continues until noon, with a small chance of dust being raised on the open areas, after which the weather conditions will begin to improve.

The reason for this was attributed to the country being affected by an extension of high air, which leads to differences in temperature accompanied by an active air mass. (KUNA)