Rain hits parts of UAE; clear weather expected today

ABU DHABI: Heavy rain and hail continued to lash separate areas of the UAE on Wednesday, for the second day in a row, as a result of the country being affected by a shallow air depression, accompanied by a weak air depression in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Light to moderate rain started to fall on Wadi Al Ajili in Ras Al Khaimah, at 2:30pm, while moderate rains fell on Mullaqat and Khat Al Shakla in the city of Al Ain, turning into heavy rains with hail over areas in Al Ain.

The lowest temperature over the country, 21°C, was recorded on Tuesday in Jebel Jais in RAK at 05:15am, UAE local time.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expected Thursday’s weather to be generally clear with the appearance of low clouds in the morning on the eastern coast, and a chance of some convective rainy clouds in the east and south in the aternoon.

It is expected that it would be wet on Thursday night and Friday morning, with the possibility of light fog formation over some coastal areas.

Winds will be southeast to northeast, light to moderate, active at times, stirring dust during the day, with speeds from 15 to 25 up to 40 kilometres/hr.

The sea on Thursday will be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, the NCM indicated.

Friday weather is expected to be generally clear and partly cloudy at times in the east, and some convective clouds may appear on the mountains in the aternoon. It will be humid at night and on Saturday morning with a chance of fog or light fog formation over some coastal and interior areas.

Winds on Friday will be southeasterly, turning to northwesterly, light to moderate, active at times, stirring dust during the day.

The sea will be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, according to the NCM.

Saturday’s weather will be generally clear, with clouds appearing in the east in the aternoon, and humid at night and Sunday morning, with a chance of fog or light fog formation over some coastal and inland areas.

On Saturday, winds are expected to be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, active at times, stirring dust.

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

Sunday’s weather is generally clear, with clouds appearing in the east in the aternoon, and temperatures tending to drop.

It will also be humid at night and on Monday morning with a chance of fog or light fog formation over some coastal and inland areas.