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Experts Forecast Temperature Degrees to Slide by 4 C Today


Sat 29 Feb 2020 | 08:54 AM
Ahmed Moamar

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast temperature degrees to slide by 4 C degrees on Saturday.

Mahmud Shaheen, Director of Meteorological Analysis and Forecast at EMA, said that the decrease in temperature degrees will be under the normal average at that time of the year.

He added the major temperature degree in Cairo wills be 25-26 C.

It will be very cold at night across the country.

Shaheen pointed out that cold weather will continue the days to come.

He went on to say that there is a chance for rainfall on the northern coasts on Saturday.

Winds get stronger in the northern part of the county to cause the disturbance of navigation of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea along with the Suez Canal.

He advises people to wear thick clothing when they are outdoors late into the night.

Because her boundaries extend from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Sudan in the south, Egypt’s 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.