Dharar Al-Ali, acting director of the Meteorological Department, told Kuwait News Agency that the country is under the influence of an extension of a surface low-pressure system paired with an extremely hot and humid air mass. The system has produced hot winds coupled with relative humidity that has reduced horizontal visibility in coastal areas through light fog. Al-Ali added that the relative humidity should decrease gradually once winds shift toward northwesterly directions, altering the current pattern. The official described southeasterly to variable light and moderate winds blowing at 8 to 35 kilometers per hour as the dominant flow.
According to the Meteorological Department’s briefing, maximum temperatures across Kuwait are registering between 46 and 48 degrees Celsius under the prevailing conditions. Those winds are expected to turn moderate and at times active in open areas, with speeds potentially reaching 45 kilometers per hour. The assessment found these hot and humid features will persist through the immediate period ahead. A KUNA dispatch quoting Al-Ali placed the peak reading at Kuwait International Airport during this surge.
Al-Ali projected that the heat will intensify to a maximum of 50 degrees Celsius at the airport in the days immediately ahead. The forecast arrives as Kuwait navigates sustained extreme summer weather that has tested regional infrastructure and public routines. Regional meteorological observations have signaled that the heatwave is impacting around 10 Arab countries with similar extreme temperatures forecast.[[1]](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbgHiWXFjAZ/)
The Meteorological Department expects a modest change in the pattern beginning Sunday afternoon when winds return to southeasterly directions. That shift will bring renewed relative humidity and correspondingly hot, humid weather with greatest effect in coastal zones. Temperatures on Sunday are forecast to range between 44 and 46 degrees Celsius. Winds that day are anticipated to remain light to moderate at 8 to 32 kilometers per hour.
Kuwait has already recorded a maximum temperature of 50 degrees Celsius on May 29 earlier in 2026, marking one of the standout heat events of the year. The latest surge fits within a pattern of repeated high-temperature episodes that have characterized much of the summer across the Gulf. Separate weather summaries from early August noted that temperatures have remained near 50 degrees Celsius in recent days as the heatwave lingers.[[2]](https://www.threads.com/@aymanmatnews/post/Dbi7FMpjUff/temperatures-remain-near-c-as-kuwait-heatwave-persists/)
Historical climate summaries for Kuwait City indicate that August typically features daily high temperatures in the upper 40s Celsius on average, setting a demanding baseline even before surges such as the current one. The combination of peak heat and humidity described by Al-Ali adds further stress to that seasonal norm. The acting director’s update through KUNA serves as the primary official guidance on the expected progression through the weekend and into early next week.
