KUWAIT: The Met Office said on Wednesday that thick fog was forecast to return at night and the early hours of Thursday, as Kuwait Airways informed passengers the schedule of some flights might be changed. Acting head of Kuwait Meteorological Department Dherar Al-Ali said Kuwait will come under high pressure from the northwesterly direction, accompanied by high humidity and saturated southeasterly winds blowing over Kuwait after crossing the Arabian Gulf waters.
This system will be accompanied by a sharp drop in temperatures in most areas, especially in the desert, leading to thick fog. The Met Office said that the temperature in Salmi on the Saudi border recorded in the early morning of Wednesday was just 11 degrees Celsius, and was 12 degrees C in Abdaly near the border with Iraq. A drop in temperature accompanied by high humidity is the main factor for the formation of fog.
Kuwait was impacted early Sunday with heavy fog that began at 2 am and continued until 10 am, disrupting air traffic as authorities diverted several flights to neighboring countries and delayed the departure of many others. The Met Office issued a warning Wednesday that “visibility is expected to be less than 100 meters and may be nil over some areas during the night and early morning hours (on Thursday) due to fog. The warning is valid between 9 pm on Wednesday until 9 am the next day.
Kuwait Airways issued a statement on its X account informing passengers that some flights may be affected by the fog and advised them to update their contact information so they could be reached by the customer service to inform them about the status of their flights. The Met Office said fog is likely to impact Kuwait over the next few days and some showers are expected on Saturday and Sunday.
