Egypt Reopens Several Ports, Main Roads as Weather Improves

On Sunday, the Egyptian authorities re-opened the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Cairo-Aswan Desert Road, and Kattamiya-Ain Sokhna Highway following a few hours of closure after the early morning mist over the main roads cleared.

Navigation in Nuweiba Port and other Red Sea ports also resumed today after they were suspended amid strong winds and high 2-3-meter waves, according to the Red Sea Ports Authority.

The Ras Ghareb-Hurghada highway along the Red Sea was also re-opened for traffic after hours of closure due to bad weather that forced dozens of vehicles to queue at the entrance to the highway, according to local reports.

Authorities closed the highway on Saturday after Hurghada was hit by heavy rains, snowfall, claps of thunder, and torrential rain on the first day of the year, forming pools of standing water across the streets of the Red Sea tourist hub.

Many parts of Egypt were hit by heavy rain, thunderstorms, and a significant drop in temperatures since Thursday.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects cold weather in the Greater Cairo area, Lower Egypt, the northern coast, and northern Upper Egypt on Sunday.

South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt, however, will be experiencing warmer weather.

Expect weather nationwide to be extremely cold during the nighttime and it could turn frosty in Central Sinai, the EMA said late on Saturday.

Mild to moderate rain is expected over parts of the northern coast, northern Lower Egypt, as well as Sinai and the northern part of the Red Sea governorate on Sunday.