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Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Doha, with original writing about the city's climate from The Daily Doha.

Hot day ahead. Stay hydrated and out of the afternoon sun.
Very high UV (9). Sun protection from mid-morning.

Today's briefing

Doha is waking up to a scorching 39 degrees this morning with a feels-like temperature of 43 degrees, and conditions will stay hot and dry throughout the day with a high of 40 degrees and virtually no chance of rain. The UV index is sitting at a very high 9, so you'll want to slip, slop, and slap your way through the day with plenty of sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat, and lightweight, loose-fitting long sleeves if you're heading outdoors for any length of time. The weekend looks just as toasty, with Saturday reaching 38 degrees and Sunday climbing even further to a blistering 45 degrees, so keep your hydration levels up and stick to shaded spots whenever possible.

Clear · 38° in Doha

38°

Clear · feels like 40°

Today: 39° / 28°
Humidity: 31%
Wind: 10 km/h E
UV index: 5 · Moderate
Sunrise: 4:48 am
Sunset: 6:28 pm
Updated: 3:02 pm

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Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

Sat
Clear
39° 28°
Rain 0%
Sun
Clear
46° 29°
Rain 0%
Mon
Clear
46° 32°
Rain 0%
Tue
Clear
45° 34°
Rain 0%
Wed
Clear
44° 34°
Rain 0%
Thu
Clear
44° 34°
Rain 0%
Fri
Clear
43° 34°
Rain 0%

Air quality

142

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

US AQI

PM2.5: 56
PM10: 135
Ozone: 212

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise: 4:48 am
Sunset: 6:28 pm
Daylight: 13h 40m

Waning gibbous

79% lit

From the weather desk

Doha weather, explained

How to read the Doha forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Doha.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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