Rain hits parts of UAE, lowest temperature recorded at 8.3°C

Emadeddin Khalil, Staff Reporter

On Monday, various regions of the country experienced rain of varying intensity due to a weather situation that had been ongoing for the past two days.

The country is currently affected by a shallow air depression from the southwest, with a low extension in the upper air layers, accompanied by an air current from the west and clouds flowing from the west at intervals, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported.

Over the past couple of days, light to moderate rain fell in some areas, particularly the northern, eastern, and coastal regions, with a decrease in temperatures, the NCM added.

The temperature in the UAE on Monday dropped to 8.3°C at Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah at 6:45 am, and 10.4°C at Jabal Al Rahba at 6:00 am, the NCM added.

It also advises motorists to exercise caution while driving during rainfall and avoid areas where water collects and valleys flow.

The Abu Dhabi Police also call on road users to be careful and follow the variable speed limits displayed on electronic signage and signboards.

As for weather forecast, the NCM had indicated that the weather on Monday is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in general. Low clouds could appear eastward.

Humid by night and Wednesday morning over some inland and coastal areas with a probability of mist formation.

The winds will be light to moderate, northwesterly to northeasterly, and freshening at times, with a speed of 10 – 25 reaching 35 up to km/hr. The sea will be rough to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and rough, becoming moderate to slight in the Sea of Oman.

The Tuesday’s weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in general. Low clouds may appear eastward.

Humid by night and Wednesday morning over some inland and coastal areas with a probability of mist formation. The winds will be light to moderate, northwesterly to northeasterly, and freshening at times, with a speed of 10 – 25 reaching 35 up to km/hr. The sea will be rough to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and rough, becoming moderate to slight in the Sea of Oman.

The weather on Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a probability of rainfall over scattered areas of the country especially northward. Humid by night and Thursday morning over some internal areas with a probability of mist formation.

The winds will be light to moderate, northwesterly to northeasterly, and freshening at times over the sea causing blowing dust, with a speed of 15 – 25 reaching 40 Km/hr. The sea will be moderate, becoming rough at times in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in the Sea of Oman.

The Thursday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy in general to cloudy at times. The winds will be light to moderate, northwesterly, and fresh to strong at times over the sea causing blowing dust and sand reducing the horizontal visibility, with a speed of 15 – 25 reaching 50 km/hr.

The sea will be rough to very rough at times in the Arabian Gulf and moderate to rough in the Sea of Oman.

The Friday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy in general. The winds will be light to moderate, northwesterly to northeasterly, and fresh to strong at times over the sea causing blowing dust and sand, with a speed of 15 – 25 reaching 45 km/hr.

The sea will be rough at first, becoming moderate to slight in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.