Thursday 26/March/2026 – 02:02 AM
Today, Thursday, March 26, 2026, South Sinai Governorate is exposed to bad weather and a drop in temperatures in all cities, with thunderstorms that may be heavy and reach the point of torrential rain in some areas, with strong wind activity, and chances of snow falling at night on the highlands in St. Catherine, according to the General Meteorological Authority.
The most prominent weather features in South Sinai
The governorate is witnessing moderate to heavy rains (sometimes thunderstorms) with a high probability of torrents forming in the highlands, such as St. Catherine and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Strong wind activity (speed of 30-50 km/h) may stir up sand and dust, leading to deterioration of horizontal visibility.
The city of St. Catherine is witnessing a noticeable drop in daytime temperatures to 8 degrees and frost at night, especially in the mountainous areas.
The South Sinai Governorate advises citizens to be extremely careful on highways (especially the Martyr Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel and the Suez Road), and to avoid standing under trees or billboards.
For its part, the Meteorological Authority explained that today, Thursday, is cold weather. There are strong fluctuations in instability in weather conditions, and chances of moderate rain in areas of the Red Sea Governorate, which may be heavy at times and be thundery at times in some areas, especially on the northeastern coasts, and their intensity gradually decreases as the daylight hours advance, and chances of light to moderate rain in separate areas of southern Lower Egypt, Greater Cairo, the cities of the Gulf of Suez, the canal cities, central and southern Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt, and decrease. Its intensity gradually increases as the daylight hours progress.
There are chances of light rain in areas of central and southern Upper Egypt and the southern Red Sea, and active winds in most parts, ranging in speed from 30-50 km/h, which increases the feeling of cold weather.
As for the conditions of the Mediterranean Sea, it is moderate, the waves are about 2.5 meters high, and the wind is northwesterly. As for the Red Sea, it is moderate, the waves are about 2 meters high, and the wind direction is northwesterly.
In the Gulf of Suez, the waves reach a height of about 3 metres.
Expected temperatures in the cities of South Sinai Governorate today, Thursday
Saint Catherine: Great 8 – Minor 2
Ras Sidr: Greater 19 – Lesser 13
Mount Sinai: Greater 18 – Lesser 11
Taba: Greater 16 – Minor 12
Sharm El-Sheikh: Greater 23 – Minor 14
