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Riyadh Weather Today

Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Riyadh, with original writing about the city's climate from The Daily Riyadh.

Hot day ahead. Stay hydrated and out of the afternoon sun.
Very high UV (9). Sun protection from mid-morning.

Today's briefing

Riyadh is facing another scorching day with current conditions sitting at 42 degrees and a top of 43 degrees ahead, whilst the UV index is sitting at a very high 9. With virtually no chance of rain and a light breeze of 10 kilometres per hour, today will be a hot one that requires extra precautions outdoors. Make sure you're wearing lightweight, loose-fitting fabrics in light colours and don't forget your sunscreen and sunglasses, as that UV index will be intense on exposed skin. Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will push even hotter at 45 degrees with Sunday moderating slightly to 44 degrees, both remaining completely dry.

Clear · 34° in Riyadh

34°

Clear · feels like 32°

Today: 45° / 32°
Humidity: 14%
Wind: 3 km/h W
UV index: 0 · Low
Sunrise: 5:08 am
Sunset: 6:46 pm
Updated: 2:01 am

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Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

Sat
Clear
45° 32°
Rain 0%
Sun
Clear
43° 32°
Rain 0%
Mon
Clear
43° 31°
Rain 0%
Tue
Clear
42° 31°
Rain 0%
Wed
Clear
42° 31°
Rain 0%
Thu
Mainly clear
42° 30°
Rain 0%
Fri
Clear
42° 32°
Rain 0%

Air quality

1000

Hazardous

US AQI

PM2.5: 73
PM10: 433
Ozone: 63

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise: 5:08 am
Sunset: 6:46 pm
Daylight: 13h 38m

Waning gibbous

82% lit

From the weather desk

Riyadh weather, explained

How to read the Riyadh forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Riyadh.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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