Hot? What hot? Rain may be just a few hours away
dubai — You don’t really need to look at your car’s speedometer to know it’s well over 50° Celsius outside. But what if we tell you that heavy rains are just a couple of hours away?
Some parts of the UAE continued to receive rain for the third consecutive day on Saturday. According to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain, Al Shuwaib, Um Ghafa and Al Dahr areas received “moderate” rain on Saturday. Some light rains were also reported on the Dubai-Al Ain Road.
What’s more, an NCMS forecast for today predicts more rain — particularly in Al Ain and the mountainous areas of the eastern part of the country.
These mid-peak summer rains are a result of a combination of cloud seeding and natural weather phenomenon.
However, the general weather remains “hot to very hot”. Windy and dusty conditions will prevail across the country, reducing visibility. So if you do go for a rain hunting drive, make sure you reduce speed and leave sufficient distance between vehicles so as to avoid accidents. reporters@khaleejtimes.com
dubai — Even as temperatures continue to soar across the country, reports about rains lashing certain areas have brought smiles and relief to people.
Yet another forecast from the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) on Saturday has predicted chances of rain for today. However, the general weather prediction remains “hot to very hot”.
On Saturday, some parts of Al Ain continued to receive rainfall. The NCMS tweeted a video of “moderate” rains lashing Al Shuwaib area. Al Ain city also received “moderate” rains.
The NCMS also tweeted that Abu Dhabi’s Um Ghafa and Al Dahr, and the Dubai — Al Ain road received “light” rains.
Today, some parts of the country will see rainfall, particularly the mountainous areas of the eastern areas, the NCMS said.
The country has been seeing showers over the past few days despite the mercury soaring to over 50 degrees Celsius in internal areas.
On July 6, the NCMS said the Masafi area received “moderate to heavy rainfall” around 4pm due to towering clouds that formed in the area.
As Khaleej Times reported on Friday, the UAE is seeing rainfall in peak summer due to a combination of cloud seeding and natural weather phenomena.
According to a meteorologist at the NCMS, cloud seeding has successfully brought rains over the northeast side of Al Ain.
The showers are also a result of the towering cloud formation brought about by southeasterly fresh winds coming from the mountains of Oman and the UAE, combined with high humidity from the seas and the prevalent high temperatures.
Expect very hot, hazy day
The general weather, however, remains “hot to very hot”. Windy and dusty conditions prevailed across the country on Saturday, reducing visibility.
Dr Ahmed Habib, a meteorologist at the NCMS, said that since July 7, there has been low pressure coming from the eastern and southeastern region of the UAE, causing blowing dust. “This condition will continue on Sunday. The temperature will be hot to very hot. There are chances of cloud formation in the south and southeast regions of the UAE. Seas are rough — the Oman Sea and the Arabian Gulf,” he said.
The NCMS forecast for Sunday read: “Hot to very hot weather in general, hazy at times, with a chance of towering convective clouds formation over some eastern and southern areas by afternoon, may be associated with some rain fall at east. Light to moderate winds in general, freshening at times during daytime, causing blowing dust/sand especially at north.
“The relative humidity will increase during night and early morning over some coastal and internal areas, with a chance of mist/fog formation. Sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.”
Similar weather conditions are forecast for Monday as well.