It will be windy and cold today with the weather bureau forecasting that the mercury would drop to as low as six degrees Celsius in places like Al Wakrah and Messaieed.

In Doha, the temperature last night read 11 degrees, while it was nine degrees in Al Khor and eight in Abu Samra on Qatar-Saudi Arabia border.

In Al Ruwais and Dukhan, the temperatures last night were 14 and 12 degrees.

Day temperatures will vary between 15 and 20 degrees today, with 15 degress in Dukhan and 16 in Al Ruwais. In Doha, the day temperature, according to the weather bureau, will be about 21 degrees.

Weather conditions in the seas will be partly cloudy and slightly dusty. Waves could rise up to 11 feet at places in deep sea while near the shores the waves will rise up to four feet. [The Peninsula]