Egypt braces for rain, wind and fog as meteorology authority issues outlook

Egypt's general authority of meteorology has forecast rain, dust-raising winds and dense morning fog across northern regions until next Tuesday.

• Mahmoud Shahin, the forecasting director, said an upper-air depression will affect Egypt through Saturday, with winds raising sand and dust over affected areas.
• Shahin said temperatures will drop by two to three degrees through Saturday, with intermittent rain of varying intensity.
• The authority forecast light to moderate rain, occasionally heavy, on the northern coast and the Delta on Friday.
• The authority warned of dense morning fog between 4 am and 8 am on roads across northern Egypt, Greater Cairo and canal cities.
• Mohamed Ali Fahim's Climate Change Information Center warned of weather fluctuations through Saturday and advised farmers to monitor crops for disease.
• Alexandria recorded light to moderate rain, winds and clouds on Thursday, with temperatures between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius.
• The governor declared emergency preparedness and deployed sewage suction vehicles to flood-prone spots across Alexandria.
• Mohamed Sharabi, head of the Burullus fishermen's syndicate, said navigation and fishing were halted Thursday until weather conditions improve.
• Satellite imagery showed thunderclouds over Halayeb and Shalateen in far southeastern Egypt.
• Dust and sand storms hit the western desert, Greater Cairo, northern Upper Egypt, the eastern coasts and canal cities.
• The authority warned of rough seas along the northern coasts on Friday, with waves reaching up to three meters in height.
• The authority forecast Friday's maximum temperature in Cairo at 27 degrees Celsius.