Satellite images show thunderclouds gathering over El-Dabaa city in northern Egypt

Rain clouds will also gather over Cairo and Delta with varying levels of rainfall, the EMA added.

In an earlier statement, the EMA expected moderate to heavy rainfall, possibly accompanied by thunder, along different parts of the North Coast and the northern part of the Delta on Saturday and Sunday.

During the same two-day period, light to moderate rainfall is expected over Greater Cairo and the rest of the Delta.

Parts of northern Egypt already witnessed moderate rainfall on Saturday morning, including on Matrouh, Alexandria, and Menoufiya governorates.