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Meteorology Department warns of thundery rain, strong wind

Published: 23 Apr 2026 - 08:03 am | Last Updated: 23 Apr 2026 - 08:17 am
People sit with the reflection of the Doha skyline along the Doha Corniche, on the second day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 21, 2026. Photo by AFP

People sit with the reflection of the Doha skyline along the Doha Corniche, on the second day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 21, 2026. Photo by AFP

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Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore, until 6pm on Thursday, will be relatively hot daytime with blowing dust, and partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain maybe thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected thundery rain and strong wind at places.

Offshore, the weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain maybe thundery at times, warning of expected thundery rain, strong wind and high sea.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly at a speed of 10-20 KT, gusting to 30 KT at times.

Offshore, it will be northerly to northwesterly at 10-20 KT, gusting to 28 KT at times.

Sea state inshore will be 2-4 FT, rising to 5 FT at times, while offshore will be 3-6 FT, rising to 9 FT at times.

Visibility inshore will be 4-9 KM/3 KM or less at times, while offshore will be 5-9 KM/3 KM or less with thundery rain.