By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS
Published: Oct 30, 2011 01:09 Updated: Oct 30, 2011 01:09
JEDDAH: The Presidency of Meteorology and Environmental Protection (PME) has opened 40 observation posts to record atmospheric factors that would help with the accurate prediction of weather during the current Haj season.
Weather during the current Haj season is expected to be fine, as there is no indication of heavy rains or storms hitting Makkah, the holy sites or even Jeddah, according to a PME statement.
“There is no indication of bad weather threatening the pilgrimage season. The sky will remain clear except for some cloud on the last three days. It may also be accompanied by light drizzle at high altitudes in Taif and parts of the holy sites,” assistant chief of the meteorology and national center for environmental observation Saad Muhallafi said in a statement.
He added that temperatures in the holy sites during the Haj were expected to reach highs of 38 degrees Celsius and lows of 21 degrees Celsius.
Warnings on any unexpected weather developments would be issued 48 hours in advance, Muhallafi said.
The automatic monitoring system will cover Makkah, including the Haram, Mina, Arafat, Makkah-Jeddah Expressway, Madinah and Taif, a PME source said.
The source added that more automated observation points in Jeddah, Madinah, and along the entire stretch of the Red Sea cost from north to south were being planned.
The source added that the PME has launched a new portal to supply the latest weather reports at Arafat, Mina, Muzdalifah, Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah during the pilgrimage.
Weather reports on the holy sites would be available on the PME website round the clock, he said.
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article526195.ece
Published: Oct 30, 2011 01:09 Updated: Oct 30, 2011 01:09
JEDDAH: The Presidency of Meteorology and Environmental Protection (PME) has opened 40 observation posts to record atmospheric factors that would help with the accurate prediction of weather during the current Haj season.
Weather during the current Haj season is expected to be fine, as there is no indication of heavy rains or storms hitting Makkah, the holy sites or even Jeddah, according to a PME statement.
“There is no indication of bad weather threatening the pilgrimage season. The sky will remain clear except for some cloud on the last three days. It may also be accompanied by light drizzle at high altitudes in Taif and parts of the holy sites,” assistant chief of the meteorology and national center for environmental observation Saad Muhallafi said in a statement.
He added that temperatures in the holy sites during the Haj were expected to reach highs of 38 degrees Celsius and lows of 21 degrees Celsius.
Warnings on any unexpected weather developments would be issued 48 hours in advance, Muhallafi said.
The automatic monitoring system will cover Makkah, including the Haram, Mina, Arafat, Makkah-Jeddah Expressway, Madinah and Taif, a PME source said.
The source added that more automated observation points in Jeddah, Madinah, and along the entire stretch of the Red Sea cost from north to south were being planned.
The source added that the PME has launched a new portal to supply the latest weather reports at Arafat, Mina, Muzdalifah, Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah during the pilgrimage.
Weather reports on the holy sites would be available on the PME website round the clock, he said.
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article526195.ece
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