Strong wind, blowing dust lash most parts of Qatar; to continue over weekend 10 Jun 2021 - 14:56 File photo used for representation only. Photo credit: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) has announced that fresh to strong northwesterly wind is expected to continue until Saturday next week, June 19. During the weekend, the minimum and maximum temperature will range between 32 to 44 degrees Celsius. During this period, the wind is expected to range between 17-27 KT gusting to 40 KT at times, especially during this weekend which will cause blowing dust and low visibility to less than 2 km during daytime. QMD also said that wind speed will decrease gradually by evening.