After a huge deluge yesterday, when many parts of the country were submerged in flash floods, the thunderstorms are expected to affect Qatar today and tomorrow as well.

The Qatar Metrological Department said that rains would be particularly heavy during the afternoons and evenings.

أسعد الله صباحكم بكل خير.
توزيع السحب على المنطقة حالياً، ولا تزال فرص الأمطار الرعدية مستمرة اليوم خاصة خلال فترة الظهيرة. #قطر
Good Morning.
Cloud distribution over the region currently. Chance of scattered thunderstorms continues today especially at noon time. #Qatar pic.twitter.com/0GazBkPJq4

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) October 21, 2018

The country had witnessed heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds yesterday, leaving a number of roads waterlogged.

The Met department said the unstable weather conditions resulting from the extension of a low-pressure system are likely to continue today and tomorrow, reported Gulf Times.

إستمرار توقعات الأمطار الرعدية يومي الأحد و الإثنين بإذن الله خاصة خلال فترة الظهيرة والمساء. #قطر
Thunderstorms are likely to continue on Sunday and Monday especially at noon and evening time. #Qatar pic.twitter.com/WFe6kM4tYV

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) October 20, 2018

As a precaution, the Met Department has advised people to always be cautious, to avoid marine activities and also follow the latest updates through official social media channels.

The weather inshore until early Sunday morning will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered thundery rain at times. Offshore, it will be cloudy with scattered rain which maybe thundery at times, warning of expected thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea, reported The Peninsula.

Wind inshore will be mainly southeasterly to northeasterly, ranging from 5 knots to 15 knots, reaching 35 knots with thundery rain. Offshore, it will be mainly southeasterly to northeasterly winds, blowing with speeds between three and 12 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during thundery rain storms.

Driving visibility is expected to be four to eight or two kilometres or less at places during thunderstorms.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had said that Doha and most areas in the country witnessed unprecedented levels of rains yesterday — concentrating mainly on all parts of Doha. 

The rain was thundery at times, accompanied by strong winds that reached a top speed of 42 knots. It significantly affected visibility in the country.

Meanwhile, nine flights bound for Doha were diverted to Oman and Kuwait to ensure passenger safety.

“Air traffic went back to normal shortly thereafter,” the CAA said.

Photo credit: The Peninsula