Dust rise across Iran / Dust reduction from tomorrow in Tehran

According to Moj News Agency, Sadeghi Ziaeian, Director General of Forecasting and Warning of the Meteorological Organization, stated about the latest situation of dust mass activity in the country: ‌ Currently, there is dust from Kurdistan to the southwest ‌ and the center of the country.

The director general of forecasting and warning of the Meteorological Organization continued: in Saqez, Qasr Shirin, Kermanshah and Sanandaj, as well as Lorestan, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces, in the center of the country, including the central provinces, Hamedan and Tehran, there is currently dust and in the southwest of the country this Dust has been drawn to Bushehr.

He continued: “Today, the dust situation in these provinces and cities continues, but the weather conditions for the re-formation of this phenomenon have disappeared.”

The director general of forecasting and warning of the Meteorological Organization said: in the west and center of the country and Tehran province until this evening, a large part of this dust will decrease, today in Tehran the air pollution index has reached 220, which is much lower than the previous 440. We expect the weather to improve in the capital by the end of today.

Ziaian added: “Next day, there will be less concentrated dust in Tehran.”

He said: “Dust will continue for the next 4 days in the western regions of the country and the provinces of Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Bushehr and parts of Fars, and in central provinces such as Yazd and Isfahan, these conditions are also forecast for tomorrow.”

The director general of forecasting and warning of the Meteorological Organization emphasized: the next day the sky of Tehran will not be completely clear of dust, but the weather conditions will be better than today.