Weather alert: Dust storm, strong winds in Oman

Energy Friday 01/March/2019 14:48 PM
By: Times News Service
Weather alert: Dust storm, strong winds in Oman

MUSCAT: Many parts of Sultanate witnessed strong gusts of wind with dust being raised, lowering visibility, the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) warned on Friday.

"The southern wind continues during the evening and gradually changes to a northwesterly during the night and the next two days, with the possibility of dust rising and low visibility," PACA stated.

The wind speed ranges between 20-30 knots during the evening and on Saturday.

And between 15-20 knots (moderate to active) on Sunday.