Egypt Sees Peak of Bad Weather Wave on Monday

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned that Egypt will see severe weather fluctuations in Cairo, Alexandria, and other governorates, adding the peak of the current bad weather wave is Monday.

A wave of bad weather including rain and severe drops in temperature is expected until the end of the week.

Monday’s weather in Alexandria is expected to be cold during the day in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and the governorates of Lower Egypt and the cities of the northern coasts and northern Upper Egypt.

Cold weather is predicted in South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt, and very cold weather at night in across the country.

In a statement, the EMA said that it predicts medium to heavy thunderstorms on the northwestern coasts of Alexandria and Matruh governorates. Its intensity will decrease on the northeastern coasts, the cities of the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Suez and Sinai.

Rain will extend to areas of the governorates of Cairo, Giza and northern Upper Egypt.

Satellite images showed the proliferation of low to medium clouds over Matruh and areas of the Western Desert, which is expected to cause moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms at times. It will extend to the rest of the northwestern coasts and northern Lower Egypt governorates during the night hours.

Maximum temperatures predicted on Monday:

Cairo 17C

Matrouh 18C

Alexandria, Minya 19

Qena, Luxor, Aswan 21C

Hurghada 22C