EMA: Nice Weather Prevails in Egypt on Saturday

Experts of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast nice weather to prevail in most parts of Egypt during the hours of daytime.

However, it will be very cold across the country at night, especially in the small hours ahead of dawn break.

Thick mist hangs over roads near the water bodies in the northern part of the country.

But the mist clears away as the day progresses. Moderate winds blow up in the open areas.

Cold weather prevails in the northern coasts next to he Mediterranean Sea in the course of the daytime.

Various districts of Egypt receive light to moderate rains over the hours to come. Strong winds lead to disturb maritime activities in the Red Sea.

Major temperature degree in Cairo and its surroundings will be 23 Celsius and the minor will be 14 C.

The Delta of the Nile River and vicinity areas see moderate weather conditions during the few hours to come.

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.