Saudi Arabia weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 40°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) for more weather parameters.

Monday
4th May
40

28

13

11
Tuesday
5th May
41

28

9

8
Wednesday
6th May
39

28

5

8
Thursday
7th May
38

27

8

8
Friday
8th May
36

25

8

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 4th May 2026 GMT

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Saudi Arabia weather for Monday 4th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Saudi Arabia with a maximum temperature of 40°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north-west.

40
°C maximum temperature
28
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
13
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
VH
very high heat & humidity
6
kph wind from NW

Saudi Arabia weather for Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Saudi Arabia with a maximum temperature of 41°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

41
°C maximum temperature
28
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
VH
very high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SW

Saudi Arabia weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Saudi Arabia with a maximum temperature of 39°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

39
°C maximum temperature
28
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
VH
very high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from N

Saudi Arabia weather for Thursday 7th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Saudi Arabia with a maximum temperature of 38°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

38
°C maximum temperature
27
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
16
kph wind from E

Saudi Arabia weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Saudi Arabia with a maximum temperature of 36°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.