Unstable Weather Hits Egypt on Wednesday

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicts that the country will experience a wave of unstable weather as of Wednesday.

Meteorologists also predicted that the wave is accompanied by rain of varying intensity, sometimes accompanied by thunder and hailstorm falling, and a 3:4 drop in temperature.

The cold snap will continue for the next 48 hours, with weather expected to begin improving on Friday.

Moderately cold weather will prevail in most of the country during the daylight hours. Moderately hot weather is also expected to prevail in South Upper Egypt.

The western Sahara, the Red Sea governorate, and the south of the country will experience gusts of wind reaching speeds of 40 to 50 km/h, limiting horizontal visibility to less than 1,000 meters.

Light to moderate rainfall will prevail intermittently in central and south Upper Egypt, Western Sahara, and the south of Red Sea governorate.

Moderate rainfall is also forecast to hit Cairo, Canal Cities, Faiyum, Beni Suef, and Minya at intermittent period.

There is also a chance of heavy rainfall, sometimes thunderous and accompanied by hailstorm, prevailing intermittently in Marsa Matruh, Alexandria, Beheira, Kafr El Shaikh, Dakahlia, Damietta, Gharbia, Menoufia, and Sharqia.

Torrential rain accompanied by thunder and hailstorms is expected in Sinai, the north of Red Sea governorate, and the gulf of Suez and Aqaba.

The Mediterranean Sea will experience moderate waves ranging between 1.5 and 2.5 in height with northwest surface winds.

Waves in the Red Sea will be moderate, ranging between 1.5 and 2 meters in height with northwest surface winds.

Cold weather is also expected to prevail in Egypt at night and in the early morning.

The predicted temperatures for the following cities are 17°C in Cairo, 16°C in Alexandria, 16°C in Marsa Matruh, 24°C in Sohag, 27°C in Qena, and 32°C in Aswan.