{"id":387202,"date":"2026-08-20T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/387202\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:36:10","slug":"upcoming-heatwave-spike-in-temperatures-across-egypt-starting-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/387202\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming heatwave &#8211; spike in temperatures across Egypt starting Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img width=\"674\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Weather-forcast-674x470.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/egypt-to-see-6-degree-drop-in-temperatures-and-rainfall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA)<\/a> released its latest forecast for Cairo and the governorates, announcing a temperature spike of up to two degrees starting Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A moderately hot, humid breeze will greet the early morning, giving way to extremely hot and humid conditions nationwide during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Coastal areas will remain hot and humid, while nighttime temperatures will stay moderately warm across most regions. Intermittent winds from Friday through Sunday, will help offer occasional relief, particularly during evening hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Morning fog &amp; high humidity alert<\/p>\n<p>Dense Morning Fog: Motorists are urged to drive with extreme caution between four am and eight am. Heavy morning fog is expected on key highways connecting Greater Cairo, the Delta region, and the northern coast.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peak nighttime humidity:<\/p>\n<p>Northern Coast: 90 percent \u2013 95 percent<br \/>\nGreater Cairo &amp; Nile Delta: 80 percent \u2013 85 percent<br \/>\nNorthern Upper Egypt: 60 percent \u2013 66 percent<br \/>\nSouthern Upper Egypt: 30 percent \u2013 35 percent<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Temperature breakdown:<\/p>\n<p>Greater Cairo: Expected High of 36\u00b0C<br \/>\nNorthwestern Coast: Expected High of 32\u00b0C<br \/>\nNorthern Upper Egypt: Expected High of 37\u00b0C<br \/>\nSouthern Upper Egypt: Expected High of 41\u00b0C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) released its latest forecast for Cairo and the governorates, announcing a temperature spike&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21],"tags":[1982,81477,24991],"class_list":["post-387202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-egypt","tag-egypt","tag-egyptian-meteorological-authority","tag-heatwave"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117127871468038864","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}