Egypt's meteorology authority forecasts 3–5°C temperature drop starting Friday

Egypt's General Authority of Meteorology has forecast a gradual temperature drop of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius across most of the country starting Friday, September 18.

• The authority said temperatures will drop gradually by 3 to 5 degrees starting Friday, with hot humid weather continuing by day across northern Egypt and North Upper Egypt.
• It forecast light rain, occasionally moderate, on Friday over the northern coasts and northern Lower Egypt.
• The authority warned of morning mist on some roads from 4 to 8 a.m. and called on drivers to exercise caution.
• It said winds will be intermittently active across most of the country from Friday through Tuesday, September 22.
• Despite the overall drop, the authority said extremely hot weather will persist over Greater Cairo and inland areas.
• It said northwesterly winds over the northwestern coasts will cause dust storms inland as temperatures decline.
• The authority said extremely hot weather will continue in southern Upper Egypt during the same period.
• The authority said on Facebook that the latest satellite images show low rain-bearing clouds forming over scattered areas of Matrouh Governorate.