Sandstorm to hit Egypt Monday: Meteorological authority

Ahram Online , Sunday 4 Mar 2018

The authority added that winds would cause disturbances in navigation in the western Mediterranean Sea

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File photo: General view showing the dust storms in Cairo (Photo: AP)

Egypt will be hit by a sandstorm Monday, the Meteorological Authority warned Sunday.

According to a statement by the authority, sandy winds will be active in the East and will reach to the storm level in the West.

The authority also said that winds would cause disturbances in navigation in the western Mediterranean Sea.  

The Meteorological Authority also warned that visibility would decline because of mist in early morning on the North Coast, as well as in cities around the Suez Canal.

Expected temperatures on Monday:

Cairo: 32-20 Celsius 

Alexandria: 30-19 Celsius

Nile Delta: 31-19 Celsius

North Sinai: 31-13 Celsius

South Sinai: 28-17 Celsius

Upper Egypt: 35-17 Celsius

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