Rain, strong winds to affect UAE for next five days

Emadeddin Khalil, Staff Reporter

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has said that the country, from Sunday until Thursday, will be affected by an extension of a surface low-pressure system, accompanied by a weak upper air low-pressure system with formation of cumulus clouds accompanied by rainfall, especially on the eastern and southern parts.

The Centre also confirmed that it is following the situation around the clock and would continue brief the public on the latest developments, calling on the public, road users and motorists to exercise precautions when driving during rain, and to avoid nearing surface runoffs and pools of rainwater. It also appealed to members of the society to follow the bulletins and reports issued by the NCM and not to circulate rumors.

The experts said that a tropical depression has formed in the Arabian Sea region, centered 600 km from Ras Al Hadd in the south of Al Sharqiyah in Oman.

A tropical depression has formed in the Arabian Sea region, centered 600 km from Ras Al Hadd in the south of Al Sharqiyah.

The effect of the depression was visible in Oman, as waves rose in the Wilayat of Mahut and entered land, which resulted in flooding in the areas.

The UAE authorities expect that the weather from Sunday to Thursday will witness formation of cumulus clouds, accompanied by medium to heavy rain at times, with lightning and thunder in some eastern and southern areas and Al Ain city. Some inland and western areas may also witness rainfall, with a gradual decrease in temperatures, the NCM added.

Explaining the reasons for the rainfall during the summer, the NCM said that the country is being currently affected by the extension of the Indian seasonal depression, and thermal depressions from the southwest. This leads to a noticeable rise in temperature and catalyzes formation of cumulus clouds over the eastern areas of the country. And with the high temperatures, the cumulus rainy clouds develop in the afternoon times, and then move towards the inland areas, causing rainfall, the NCM added.

Separate areas of the country witnessed, on Saturday, blowing of active southeasterly winds, with a speed of 40 km/hr, and rough sea, where the waves reached 6 feet high offshore the Arabian Gulf, the NCM reported  

It also indicated that the lowest temperature in the country on Sunday was 23.8°C in Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah at 04:30 am, while the highest temperature reached 47.9°C in Sweihan in Al Ain city at 3:15 pm.

The NCM also expects that weather on Sunday will be fair to partly cloudy, with a chance of convective clouds formation eastward and southward by afternoon, associated with rainfall. The winds will be light to moderate southeasterly, becoming to northwesterly, freshening at times causing blowing dust during daytime, with a speed of 15 – 25 reaching 40 km/hr. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.

The weather on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to remain partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a chance of convective clouds formation eastward and southward by afternoon, associated with rainfall. Light to moderate southeasterly, becoming to northwesterly winds, freshening at times causing blowing dust and sand, with a speed of 15 – 25 reaching 40 km/hr. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.