Rainfall in many areas of country

SHARJAH: Different areas of the UAE witnessed rainfall on Wednesday, as a result of the country being affected by low, surface winds from the Red Sea, and from the south of Iran, accompanied by east and southeast winds and increase in temperature. This resulted in the development of cumulus rain clouds.

Light rains lashed scatered areas of Sharjah and Al Ain while moderate rains lashed the Zayed City in Al Dhafra region and on the island of Abu Dhabi, Bahia, Mussafah, scatered areas of Abu Dhabi and Al Barsha in Dubai. Heavy rains with thunder lashed Jebel Ali in Dubai.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) called for caution while driving during rainfall and with the lack of horizontal visibility, due to rains and dust stirring winds. NCM advised to stay away from valleys and places of water accumulations.

Thursday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a chance of cumulus rainy clouds to the east in the aternoon, and the possibility of rain falling on some western and southern regions.

Winds will be southeasterly turning to northwestern, light to moderate, sometimes active and dust stirring specially with clouds.

Their speed will be ranging between 15 to 25 up to 40 kilometres/hour.

The sea is expected to be light to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and light in the sea of Oman.

The Centre indicated that Friday’s weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a chance of rain falling on separate areas, especially the western and southern regions, extending over some coastal areas and islands.

Saturday’s weather, according to the NCM will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a chance of rainfall on separate areas.

Winds on Saturday will be southeastern turning to northeastern, light to moderate and sometimes active and dust stirring, resulting in low horizontal visibility.

The sea will be light to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.