Strong winds are expected in the country at times on Sunday, the Qatar Met department has said.

The weather office has also forecast windy conditions and high seas offshore Sunday.

The wind speed may go up to 36 knots in offshore areas at first and 30 knots in some inshore areas at times, with the sea level rising to 12ft.

The detailed forecast also says moderate temperature is expected during the daytime and there will be slight to blowing dust in some places occasionally, while it will be relatively cold by night.

Slightly dusty conditions are likely in offshore areas along with some clouds.

The temperature is expected to range from 18-26C in Doha on Sunday.

The Met department had tweeted on Friday about a significant drop in temperature until midweek due to the continued effect of northwesterly winds.

The maximum temperature is expected to range from 21-28C and the minimum from 12-19C, dropping further in the southern parts of the country, the weather office had said.