Experts Forecast Hot, Humid Weather in Egypt on Saturday

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast hot, humid weather to prevail in Cairo, its surroundings and Lower Egypt today.

It will be hot in Middle Egypt over the hours of the daytime.

Upper Egypt, the range of mountains of the Red Sea and desert areas stretching along the borders with Sudan witness very hot conditions as the day drags on.

However, it will be nice in most part of the country at night. Water mist hangs over the northern districts in the early morning. Strong winds blow up in Middle, Upper Egypt and the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula.

They stir dust and sand in those areas in addition to disturb navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez.

The Mediterranean Sea sees moderate conditions and waves swell to 2-2,5 meters. But the Red Sea witnesses moderate to rough conditions and waves swell to 2-2,5 meters.

Major temperature in Cairo will be 36 Celsius and minor one will be 25 C.

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.