The Meteorological Department warns of a decrease in horizontal visibility due to dust reaching less than 1000 m in some areas, accompanied by active winds that may reach speeds of more than 50 kilometers per hour and lead to sea waves rising to more than 6 feet.
Meteorologists issued a severe warning, extending to 12 hours until two in the morning, reports a local Arabic daily.
The head of the Climate Forecasting Department at the Meteorological Department, Yasser Al-Balushi, told the daily that the dusty wave coming from Iraq would continue until the early hours of the night.
Al Balushi said horizontal visibility in Abdali was 400 meters and Salmi upto 300 meters.