VIDEO: UAE areas witness rainfall, Dubai records 45.6ºC
- 19 Sep 2021
Emadeddin Khalil, Staff Reporter
Separate areas of the country on Sunday witnessed rainfall of different levels, because of the country being affected by weak surface pressure distributions, accompanied with an extension of an upper air low pressure, according to the National Centre for Meteorology.
Light rain began at 5:00 pm on Shoka area in Ras Al Khaimah, while it was medium on Khudira in Sharjah and light to medium on Meliha-Khudira Road, and on Al Watan Road towards Al Qour area in Ras Al Khaimah, the NCM reported.
Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah recorded the lowest temperature in the country, on Sunday morning showing 23.3ºC at 00:00 am, while the highest temperature in the country was monitored at 45.6ºC in Seih Al Salam in Dubai at 3:15 pm, the NCM said.
The National Center of Meteorology called for exercising caution while driving during the rain, as well as with the lack of horizontal visibility. It also advises the public to stay away from places where rainwater assemble and the surface-run-offs.
The NCM also stated that the weather on Monday and Tuesday is expected to be fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times. Convective clouds may tower over eastward by afternoon. Humid by night and morning until Thursday with a probability of fog or mist formation over some coastal and inland areas. Light to moderate southeasterly, becoming northeasterly and northwesterly winds, freshening at times during daytime, with a speed of 15 – 25, reaching 35 km/hr. The sea will be slight to moderate at times in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea.
On Wednesday, the weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times. Clouds may tower over the mountains by afternoon. Humid by night and Thursday morning over some coastal and inland areas.
Light to moderate southwesterly, becoming northwesterly winds, freshening at times during daytime, with a speed of 15 – 25, reaching 35 km/hr. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea, the NCM added.
