Experts Forecast Windy, Rainy Weather on Friday

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority ( EMA) forecast windy, rainy weather to prevail in some parts of Egypt on Friday.

It will be warm throughout the hours of the daytime in Cairo and the Delta.

The northern coasts and the middle section of the Sinai Peninsula witness nice weather as the day progresses.

However, it will be cold across the country at night.

Upper Egypt and the surrounding areas see warmish weather during the hours to come.

The experts expect that Cairo and the Delta to receive doses of light rain but moderate rain is expected on the northern coasts.

Heavy fog hangs over the capital and its vicinity.

Moderate winds blow up through the inner parts of the country but they get fresher over the south part of the Sinai Peninsula and Upper Egypt.

The strong winds cause the disturbance of navigation in the Red Sea.

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.