EMA: Hot Weather to Prevail in Cairo, Delta on Saturday

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast hot weather to prevail in Cairo, its surroundings and Delta on Saturday.

Water mist hangs over the northern parts of the country, especially in the morning. Moderate winds blow up in most parts of Egypt to increase the feeling with heat.

Eastern and western northern coasts enjoy nice weather as the day progresses.

Middle Egypt witnesses hot weather over the hours but it will be very hot in Upper Egypt and districts converges the line border with the Sudan.

The experts expect cold weather across the country at night.

Major temperature degrees in the capital will be 33 C and the minor one will be 19 C.

Both Red and the Mediterranean Seas witness moderate conditions, the waves swell to 1.5-2 meters.

The Mediterranean Sea exposes to surface northeasterly winds and the Red Sea exposes to northwesterly winds.

On the other hand, the experts warn of the  Coronavirus pandemic may affect the accuracy of the initial weather forecast model output originating from national and global weather prediction centers because of a cutback in the number of aircraft flights that generate vital weather data, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and other experts.

The aircraft collect temperature and wind data, among other information, that help improve the initial atmospheric conditions that drive global and regional weather forecast models. This data is used routinely to improve the forecasts created by national weather prediction centers across the globe.

The pandemic has drastically reduced the number of such flights in Europe and increasingly in the U.S. This impact will be a reduction in global forecast performance. For regional models, the impact may be even greater.

Regional models have the ability to resolve high-impact weather, such as thunderstorms, said AccuWeathers Scott Mackaro, vice president, Science, Innovation & Development. Information about the vertical structure of the atmosphere is vital and already sparse. Aircraft measurements provide just that.