Heavy rain hits parts of UAE, lowest temperature recorded at 11.5°C

Emaduddin Khalil, Staff Reporter

Heavy rains with hail continued falling on separate areas across the country due to the unstable weather conditions that would end on Wednesday.

While heavy rains fell on Shakhbout, Madinat Al Riyadh, Al Ajban-Sweihan Road, Al Samha, Al Saadiyat Island, Al Saad, Remah and other areas in Abu Dhabi, heavy rains with hail fell on Al Rawdha Road in Al Ain.

Heavy rains also fell on separate areas across Fujairah, Khorfakkan in Sharjah and other areas.

The lowest temperature of 11.8°C was recorded for the third successive day at 03.30 UAE local time.

Jebel Mebrah recorded 14.7°C, while Jebel Al Rahba recorded 14.9°C, Rakna in Al Ain City 15.3 degrees Celsius and Damtha 17°C.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) called on motorists to take caution while driving under the rain and to stay away from large puddles and flooded valleys, adding that strong winds would blow that might lead solid objects to fly and horizontal visibility to drop.

Abu Dhabi Police also called on motorist to be cautious due to the rainy weather conditions and to abide by the varying speed limits as shown on the electronic traffic signs.

According to the NCM, the weather until Friday is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a chance of some cumulus clouds accompanied by rains on some coastal, northern, eastern and some inland areas.

Light to moderate northwesterly clouds will blow, turning to active and strong at times at 15 to 25 and up to 45 km/h, while the sea will have moderate waves but may become rough at times in the Arabian Gulf compared to regular to moderate waves in the Sea of Oman.