On Thursday, sandstorms also wreaked havoc in the Western Desert, along the Mediterranean coast, Greater Cairo area, Nile Delta, the Suez Canal cities all the way to Upper Egypt on Thursday and are expected to continue until Friday. Skies remain cloudy around the country, with rainfall on separate areas in the Western Desert, Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta. There is a slight chance of more showers in the Greater Cairo area. Greater Cairo is expected to reach a high of 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time this spring. Highs in Upper Egypt may reach 43.
