Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Wednesday will be misty to foggy at places at first, scattered clouds to partly cloudy, becoming relatively cold to cold with a chance of light rain by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected poor horizontal visibility at places at first.

According to Qatar News Agency, offshore, the weather will be hazy at places at first, scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times with a chance of scattered rain. Wind inshore will be southeasterly to southwesterly at a speed of 5 - 15 KT, shifting to northwesterly by evening. Offshore, it will be southeasterly to southwesterly at a speed of 8 - 18 KT, gusting to 21 KT at north at first, shifting to northwesterly by evening.

Sea state inshore will be 1 - 3 ft, rising to 4 ft at north at first. Offshore will be 3 - 5 ft, rising to 6 ft at north at first. Visibility inshore will be 4 - 9 km / 2 km or less at places at first, while offshore will be 4 - 9 km.