Kuwait Faces Heatwave As Temperatures Soar To 52°C In Peak Summer Stretch

Gulf Insider

3 days ago

Kuwait entered what meteorologists say is the hottest stretch of the year on Tuesday, a 13-day period when temperatures are expected to soar as high as 52°C in some parts of the country, the Arabic daily Al Seyassah reported.
The country's Meteorological Centre and the Al Ojairi Scientific Centre have warned that the extreme heat is part of a seasonal phase known locally as 'Jamrat Al Qayz' — literally, 'the fire of summer' — or 'Al Mirzam.' The period, which marks the peak of the Arabian Peninsula's summer heat, will continue until August10.
In a statement, the meteorological centre said the Al Mirzam phase signals the most intense stretch of the summer, after which the season gradually transitions into 'Al Kulaibin,' known for its oppressive humidity, and later into 'Suhail', when conditions begin to ease.
The centres noted that the period takes its name from the star Al Mirzam, astronomically known as Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. It is also the time when date palm harvesting begins, an annual marker of the region's deep summer.