Weather for the first week of the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank">Fifa World Cup</a> in Qatar is expected to cool down from the higher than expected temperatures experienced this week. Temperatures in the Gulf region are normally below 30°C by mid-November, but have been above that in recent weeks. After reaching a high of 34°C on Saturday, temperatures in <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/doha/" target="_blank">Doha</a> have remained above 30°C this week, On Thursday and Friday the temperature will reach 32°C according to Accuweather, dropping to 29°C on Saturday, when there is expected to be increased cloud cover and winds picking up in the afternoon. On Sunday, the weather is forecast to reach a high of 29°C, with winds increasing to 26km/h. When the World Cup kicks off at 8pm, with hosts <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/2022/09/22/world-cup-2022-group-a-ecuador-have-potential-to-be-surprise-packages/" target="_blank">Qatar's match against Ecuador</a>, it is expected to be about 24°C, with humidity of 63 per cent. Looking ahead to next week, Monday will be breezy and pleasant, with temperatures reaching 26°C and a low of 18°C. Temperatures for <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/2022/11/08/what-is-englands-potential-route-to-world-cup-2022-final-in-qatar/" target="_blank">England's opening match against Iran</a> are expected to be 26°C at kick-off, dropping to 24°C by full-time, according to Weather.com. For <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/11/04/wales-turns-world-cup-dream-into-a-celebration-of-diversity/" target="_blank">Wales's first game against the USA</a>, which kicks off at 11pm local time, temperatures will have dropped to 23°C. There will be a further drop in temperatures on Tuesday, with a high of 24°C, dropping to 20°C at night. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/2022/09/27/world-cup-2022-group-c-saudi-arabia-out-to-spring-a-surprise/" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia open their campaign against Argentina</a> at 2pm on Tuesday, and temperatures are expected to be 28°C. By the time France kick-off against Australia at 11pm, the temperature will have dropped to 24°C. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will see the mercury rise to 27°C, with Accuweather giving a 'real feel' temperature of 30°C. The temperatures will stay relatively high at 23°C at night. Next Saturday, the daytime temperature will drop back to 26°C, with a night-time low of 18°C expected.
