Kuwait’s Meteorological Department forecasts hot and relatively humid weather across the country this weekend, with daytime temperatures expected to peak between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius on both Friday and Saturday. On Thursday, Acting Director Abdulaziz Al Qarawi attributed the conditions to an extension of a surface low-pressure system accompanied by a hot air mass, according to a report by Arab Times that cited his briefing to Kuwait News Agency.
According to the department’s bulletin, Friday will bring hot and humid daytime weather especially over coastal areas with southeast to variable light to moderate winds ranging from 8 to 32 kilometers per hour. Maximum temperatures are projected between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius while sea conditions remain light to moderate with waves of one to four feet. Friday night will stay warm and relatively humid with minimum temperatures between 24 and 26 degrees Celsius as winds ease to between 6 and 28 kilometers per hour, maintaining light to moderate seas with waves of one to three feet.
Similar weather is anticipated on Saturday, the Meteorological Department indicated through the same briefing, with variable to southeasterly winds of 6 to 26 kilometers per hour accompanying the 43 to 45 degrees Celsius daytime highs. Nighttime conditions will turn warm with minimums between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius as winds shift to northwesterly at the same speeds, while sea states stay light to moderate with waves of one to three feet. The department relied on weather maps and numerical models to develop the outlook that covers both days.
Kuwait routinely experiences such extreme summer temperatures, with the national meteorological service reporting that average maximums range from 45 to 46 degrees Celsius during peak summer months on its official climate page. The record high temperature measured at Kuwait International Airport reached 51.3 degrees Celsius, data that aligns with typical June conditions where average highs often surpass 40 degrees Celsius according to climate summaries from WeatherSpark. These patterns underscore the seasonal norm into which the current forecast fits without deviation.
The forecast arrives as Kuwait enforces its summer labor regulations that ban outdoor work from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily to protect workers from heat-related dangers. Human Rights Watch documentation from 2025 notes that the prohibition was extended through August 31 with penalties that include fines of 100 to 200 Kuwaiti dinars per worker and possible suspension of operations for violating firms. Arab Times illustrated the prevailing conditions with an image of a worker continuing outdoor tasks ahead of the daily midday stoppage mandated under those rules.
Historical climate records from the World Bank’s Climate Change Knowledge Portal, derived from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit observations between 1991 and 2020, show Kuwait’s clear vulnerability to prolonged high temperatures. The portal’s analysis of ground-based station data reveals that maximum temperatures have followed an upward trend across the country over recent decades. This weekend’s expected conditions fall squarely within those established seasonal benchmarks drawn from the long-term dataset.
