KUWAIT: The Meteorological Department expected that Kuwait’s weather in general will be moderate during the day and it tends to be cold at night over the weekend. Head of the department of Agricultural and Hydrological Forecasts at the administration, Sulaiman Al-Sindi, told KUNA that weather maps and numerical models indicate that the country will be affected by a strong wind extending from the northwest with light to moderate northwesterly winds that will be active at intervals.

Al-Sindi added that the weather was moderate and partly cloudy on Thursday with northwesterly to moderate winds active at intervals between 12 and 45 kilometers per hour. Maximum temperatures reached between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius.

He stated that the weather on Friday will be moderate with light to moderate northwesterly winds, active at intervals between 10 and 40 kilometers per hour. Some scattered clouds will also appear, he said. Maximum temperatures are expected to be between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius and the sea will be light to moderate, with waves sometimes rising between 2 and 6 feet.

He said the weather will be cold and cloudy on Friday night with light to moderate northwesterly to variable wind speeds between 8 and 32 kilometers per hour. The weather on Saturday will be moderate to partly cloudy with light to moderate northwesterly to variable winds with speeds between 8 and 30 kilometers per hour. He expected maximum temperatures between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius and the sea will be light to moderate, with waves between 1 and 4 feet.

He pointed out that the weather on Saturday night will be cold with light to moderate northwesterly to variable winds with speeds between 6 and 26 kilometers per hour. He forecast a minimum temperature between 9 and 12 degrees Celsius. — KUNA