Astronomy expert Dr. Saleh Al-Ujairi said Kuwait was experiencing changeable weather. After light rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday, Thursday would be fine and clear, with rain returning on Friday throughout the day in varying amounts across the country.
He said this was normal for December and January, with a noticeable improvement expected from mid-February.
He gave Kuwaitis good news that local desert truffles would appear in late January because the weather favored them.
He said he knew of no radiation in imported truffles, particularly from North Africa, and denied such claims.
Acting Meteorological Department director Sami Al-Othman expected Thursday to be sunny for most of the day, creating a relatively warm feeling. Increasing cloud at night would also make conditions feel warmer.
He said cloud had increased from early Wednesday with scattered rain, sometimes heavy and thundery, visibility below 2,000 meters, and active southeasterly winds of 20–45 km/h.
The cause was an extension of the seasonal Sudan low, bringing moisture-laden air that coincided with a cold air mass associated with an upper-level low, producing rain clouds.
Public Works Ministry planning and development assistant undersecretary and spokesman Abdulmohsen Al-Enezi said the ministry had been ready since October. Current measures continued that preparation, with emergency teams across all six governorates equipped with machinery and pumps to remove water from identified collection points.