Doha: Heavy rain and hail were reported from Al Shahaniyah area in Qatar this afternoon. Many residents from the area were tweeting videos showing rain and hail pouring down around 3pm.

“Thunderstorms continue to be monitored in the center and north of the country. Please be careful because of the strong winds that may lead to dust,” Department of Meteorology said on Twitter.

“Monitoring a new thunderstorm in the north-west of the country is expected to continue the chances of rain in different parts of the country,” they further added

امطار الخير على الشيحانية ..
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— حسن الساعي (@Hassan_alsai) October 12, 2019

The department urged everyone to take caution and follow the latest observations and updates via official accounts

As per the daily report, offshore it will be scattered clouds with week chance of light rain at times.

Wind inshore will be northeasterly to southeasterly at a speed of 05 to 15 knot reaches to 25 knot during thundery rain. Offshore, it will be mainly northeasterly to southeasterly at a speed of 03 to 13 knot.