A hot day is expected in Qatar today, followed by rain and thunder in some places and strong winds by the evening.
Strong winds and high seas, due to thundery conditions, are also likely in offshore areas, according to the weather office.
The Qatar Met department, through a post on its social media outlets yesterday, said while there is a possibility of scattered rain this evening, the chances of thundershowers will increase tomorrow and on Thursday, and continue on Friday.
On Sunday, the Met department had said another spell of rain was expected in the country due to the influence of a low-pressure system between Tuesday afternoon and Friday.
Today’s forecast says it will be relatively hot during the day and partly cloudy to cloudy conditions are also expected.
There is a chance of scattered rain in some places, which may be accompanied by thunder, by the evening.
The wind speed may go up to 30 knots during the thundershowers.
Offshore areas will remain partly cloudy to cloudy and there is a possibility of scattered rain and thunder by the evening. The wind speed there may reach 25 knots during the thundershowers, with the sea level rising to 7ft.
The minimum and maximum temperatures in the country today are likely to be 22C and 36C, respectively, with the forecast for Doha being 23C and 36C.