On its latest weather update, Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) has forecasted chances of scattered rain from Saturday until the middle of next week.

Cloud cover over Qatar will gradually increase from Thursday (July 15) until the middle of next week, leading to chances of scattered rain from Saturday, the Qatar Meteorology Department has said.

The rain will be light to moderate in intensity and may be accompanied by thunder and strong winds, which can lead to dusty conditions and lowered horizontal-visibility, especially on Sunday and Monday, the QMD added.

The wind will be Northeasterly-Southeasterly ranging between 8-18 KT gusting to 28 KT with thunder and rain. Meteorological Department has urged everyone to be careful and to avoid marine activities during the period.