The weather office has also issued a marine warning for strong winds and high seas on Sunday.

The weather office has also issued a marine warning for strong winds and high seas on Saturday.

A “noticeable rise in temperature” is expected in different parts of the country from Friday until Sunday, the Qatar Met department has said.

The Qatar Met department issued several posts on its social media channels on Wednesday, advising people to be cautious and providing regular updates on the emerging situation.

At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began, the city's mayor and agencies said on Sunday.

Different parts of Qatar, including Doha, experienced a hot, windy and dusty Tuesday and similar conditions are expected on Wednesday as well.

A dust storm enveloped a swathe of northern China on Thursday dragging down air quality and visibility and prompting warnings for children and old people to stay indoors.

Strong winds, dusty conditions and low visibility are expected to continue affecting the country over the next few days, intensifying during the weekend, the Qatar Met department said in a report on Tuesday.

There is a chance of light rain inshore at places on Saturday, the Met Office has forecast. Poor horizontal visibility is also expected at places at first.

The Department of Meteorology warned on Sunday of strong winds from midday and thundery rain inshore, and strong winds, high seas and thundery rain offshore.

There is a chance of light, scattered rain in the country on Friday, the Qatar Met department has said. Poor visibility -- 2km or lower -- is also expected in some places in the early hours.

The Met Department has forecast a weak chance of light rain inshore in northern areas of Qatar on Saturday.