{"id":3383,"date":"2019-03-02T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T10:22:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-02T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T10:22:47","slug":"riyadh-sandstorm-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/riyadh\/riyadh-sandstorm-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Riyadh Was All Covered In A Sandstorm This Weekend And It Is A  Tad Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A very serious intense sandstorm hit Riyadh on Friday and left the capital&#8217;s skyline covered in heavy dust and strong winds.<\/p>\n<h3>Motorists were advised to drive carefully and use headlights during low visibility<\/h3>\n<p>Residents of Riyadh were also asked to avoid going to picnic spots in sands at the weekend in case of blinding sandstorms.<\/p>\n<p>Wind speeds reached 30 km per hour with maximum temperatures of 21 degrees Celsius and minimum of 8 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/YUTlb7DyygFMs\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/safe-YUTlb7DyygFMs\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A very serious intense sandstorm hit Riyadh on Friday and left the capital&#8217;s skyline covered in heavy dust and strong winds. 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