Vehicles drive during rush hour over El Sayeda Aisha Bridge near Al-Qalaa Square in Cairo, Egypt, December 5, 2018 (Photo: Reuters)
Rain is forecast for Cairo and some other parts of the country on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to hit lows of 12-14 degrees Celsius.
Cairo, cities on the Mediterranean, and some parts of the Nile Delta region will see rain, the Egyptian Meteorologist Authority said on its official website.
The Delta and the coast will also get rain on Thursday, although the capital should remain dry, and the wet weather will continue on Friday on the north coast, around Alamein.
Temperatures are forecast to remain steady over the next two days, with highs of 19 degrees and lows of 14 in Cairo and the Nile Delta governorates.
Alexandria is expected to see highs of 19 degrees and lows of 13.
The popular Red Sea resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh will be slightly warmer, with highs of 22 degrees and lows of 16.
The northern part of Upper Egypt--which includes the govenorates of Minya, Fayoum and Beni Suef--will be the coldest, with lows predicted to hit 9 degrees.
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