Qatar Starts Experiencing Summer Heat as Al Kannah Season Begins

The weather in Qatar has started heating up from Saturday, April 29th, coinciding with the beginning of the 39-day Al Kannah season, Qatar Calendar House (QCH) announced.

"Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 39-day 'Al Kannah' season, during which the stars of the Pleiades star cluster disappear, with the mild evening weather coming to an end, and the beginning of scorching summer heat during the day," the QCH tweeted.

يوم غدٍ 29 أبريل يبدأ #موسم_الكنة، ومدته 39 يومًا، وفيه أواخر أيام اعتدال الجو مساءً وبداية ارتفاع حرارة الصيف نهارًا، وتكثر فيه التقلبات الجوية والعواصف الترابية، وتهب في منتصفه رياح البوارح، وسميت بالكنة لاختفاء نجوم #الثريا خلالها، ولها من المنازل: الرشا، والشرطين، والبطين pic.twitter.com/rLLxIVZJu0

— دار التقويم القطري (@qat_ch) April 28, 2023

The Gulf country will witness frequent weather fluctuations and dust storms halfway into the Al Kannah season, it added.

Meanwhile, the Qatar Meteorology Department's weather forecast for today, April 30th, said the country would experience hot daytime and a chance of local clouds formation, with temperatures varying between 28°C and 38°C in Doha.

The wind will blow southeasterly to southwesterly, with speeds between five and 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.

حالة الطقس المتوقعة ليوم الأحد
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Weather forecast For Sunday
30/4/2023#Qatar pic.twitter.com/1HtVujP8vV

— أرصاد قطر (@qatarweather) April 29, 2023

Image source: @qatarweather Twitter account.