Experts Forecast Decrease in Temperature on Friday

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast a significant decrease in temperature degrees by 6 C on Friday as broken wether is excepted to prevail today.

Governorates of the Delta, some districts in both Cairo and Giza received light to moderate rain this morning.

It will be cold weather in the course of the daytime in those areas.

But it will be chilly weather across the country at night.

Sand and dust-laden winds get fresher during the hours to come.

The strong winds disturb navigation in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

The experts point out that the east northern coasts and the middle section of the Sinai Peninsula will expose to moderate to heavy rain and stormy winds as the day progresses.

On the other hand, it will be warm in the southern part of Sinai.

Middle and Upper Egypt witness coldish weather throughout the daytime hours.

The period of sunshine will increase and the speed of the winds reduces in most parts.

Because her boundaries extend from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Sudan in the south, its climate varies greatly. Although some tourists venture into the searing heat of the Sahara desert, most confine their travels to the Red Sea coast and the Valley of the Nile.

Around Alexandria and the resorts that fringe the Mediterranean, summertime temperatures usually peak at around 31 Celsius (87F) but further south, in Aswan, temperatures average 41 Celsius (106F).

Although there can be a few wet days each month along the Mediterranean coast, much of Egypt experiences little or no rainfall.

So, with sunshine averaging eight to 10 hours each day in the winter and as much as 12 hours in the summer, tourists can base their choice of time to visit solely on the likely temperatures.

With summer temperatures exceeding 35 Celsius (95F), touring sites around Cairo can be very uncomfortable.

But it should also be pointed out that January and February can be quite chilly months in Cairo and along the northern half of Egypt’s Red Sea coast.

Dust-laden winds may affect almost any part of the country between late March and June. These can give some very unpleasant conditions at times.