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Experts Forecast Hot, Humid Weather Prevails in Cairo on Friday


Fri 17 Jul 2020 | 10:43 AM
Ahmed Moamar

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

Moderate winds blow up during the hours of the daytime in the open areas; especially those ones extend along the western desert.

Water mist hangs over the northern districts in the early morning.

It will be nice in the northern coasts next to the Mediterranean Sea and the other water bodies connected to it during the daytime.

Middle and Upper Egypt expose to parching heat and active winds during the daytime.

However, nice weather conditions prevail across most parts of Egypt at night.

Major temperature degree in Cairo will be 34 Celsius but the minor one will be 24 C. The Mediterranean Sea witnesses moderate conditions and waves swell to 1,5 -2 meters. The Red Sea sees conditions range from moderate to rough and the waves swell to 2-2,5 meters.

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.