Saudi weather center forecasts ‘above normal' temperatures, rainfall in July and August
JEDDAH: Expect higher temperatures in the central, northern and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia in July and August, the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has announced.
In a seasonal forecast carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the meteorology center forecast a temperature increase of 1 degree Celsius above normal in parts of Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Eastern, and Northern Borders regions, peaking in August at 1.2 degrees Celsius in Jouf, Tabuk, Qassim, Hail, and Eastern regions.
NCM has also forecast higher-than-normal rainfall in Najran, Jazan, Al-Baha, and Aseer, and parts of Makkah, Madinah, and southern Riyadh and Eastern regions, particularly in July and August. The rest of the Kingdom is expected to receive normal rainfall.
The Summer 2025 forecast, covering the months of June to August, was based on climatic conditions from 1991 to 2020, SPA said.
According to the report, the highest maximum temperature was recorded in Jeddah on June 2010 at 52°C, while Al-Ahsa recorded 51.3°C in July 2024. Dammam and Al-Qaisumah in the eastern part of the Kingdom recorded August highs of 51°C in 1998 and 2021, respectively.
For rainfall, the southwestern region of Jazan recorded the highest daily amount in August 2024 at 113 millimeters. It also held the record for July at 67.6 mm in 1995. For the month of June, Sharurah, in the southern province of Najran, recorded the highest daily amount in June 1996 at 53.8 mm.
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