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Kuwait is experiencing a dust storm
KUWAIT, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- Official at Kuwait Meteorological Department Yasser Al-Bolushi said that a gradual improvement in weather conditions is expected in Thursday's afternoon, with a remarkable decline of temperature.
Speaking to KUNA, Al-Bolushi said today's weather is affected by strong north westerly wind exceeds 70 kilometers per hour (km/h) might be storm causing rising dust and decrease in horizontal visibility to less than 1,000m and sea wave height may exceeds seven feet.
He expected maximum temperatures will be between 14 to 18 degrees Celsius.
At night, the weather will be very cold with light to moderate freshening at times north westerly wind, with speed of 15 - 40 km/h, he added.
On Friday, the weather will be cold by day and very cold at night, with light to moderate north westerly wind, with speed of 15 - 35 km/h, where expected temperature is between 15 - 8 degrees Celsius.
Saturday will be very cold, especially at night, with moderate NW wind with the velocity of 12 to 35 km/h and temperatures between 16 to zero degrees Celsius, with a chance of frost in some areas. (end)
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