5-day weather forecast Riyadh Oct 16, 2026

36°27° · Severe sandstorm

Weather forecast Riyadh Friday Oct 16, 2026: severe sandstorm, temperature from 27 °C to 36 °C.

Precipitation probability 8%. Wind up to 4.89 m/s (gusts 8.31 m/s). Air humidity 12–26%, atmospheric pressure 757–761 mm Hg, UV index up to 7.8.

Sunrise 05:51
Sunset 17:25
First Quarter37% illuminated
Moonrise 11:20 · Moonset 21:51
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Forecast from 27 °C to 36 °C and precipitation

Temperature & Precipitation
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
Temperature (°C)302928282827272830323334353535363535333232313130
Precipitation (mm/hr)000000000000000000000000

Cloud cover and precipitation probability

Cloud cover & Rain chance
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
Cloud cover (%)9440000000000000000000000
Rain chance (%)810000000000000000000000

Wind speed and direction

Wind & Wind gust
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
Wind (m/s)4.894.113.392.892.812.812.812.613.393.894.394.193.312.312.112.6133.544.193.613.53.894.11
Wind gust (m/s)8.116.2243.313.113.0333.644.724.925.037.198.317.316.115.6183.834.225.114.143.894.225.22
Wind direction (°)SSW 198°S 182°S 178°SSW 194°SSW 209°SW 236°WSW 242°SW 215°SSW 205°SSW 210°SSW 207°SSW 204°SSW 195°S 177°SE 137°ESE 117°ESE 110°ESE 113°SE 129°SE 144°SSE 160°S 172°S 176°S 181°

Air humidity

Humidity
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
Humidity (%)212324242525262420181614141312121213141516161717

Atmospheric pressure

Pressure
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
Pressure (mm Hg)759759759759759760760761761761760759758758757757757757758758758758758758

Ultraviolet index

UV Index
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
UV Index00000000.31.33.15.47.27.86.952.710.2000000

Air quality & pollen

Air quality
Time00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
PM2.5 (µg/m³)62.457.954.552.351.651.852.453.492.4137.4203219.8186.7150.9129.9114.810288.787.383.478.591113.2140.6
PM10 (µg/m³)130.4116.2105.598.396.295.593.696.9586.71240.51981.92138.31765.81363.51110.1927.6776.7607.2489.9416.3372.5530.9771.11065.4
Ozone (O₃) (µg/m³)876531518375572871001101171149465423125242735
NO₂ (µg/m³)98.994.99188.490.193.190.27655.838.426.617.6129.19.615.631.552.968.774.474.571.665.556.4
SO₂ (µg/m³)79.576.873.773.278.686.790.988.982.973.6583925.722.725.429.734.941.647.953.658.761.660.857.7
CO (µg/m³)12461028660463.3429.5451.8442384306240198167148137137152193248289303301292274247

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Data Sources & Methodology

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