Torrential to medium rains fell today in Fujairah and its surrounding areas and villages, causing a drop in temperatures and heavy water flow in the valleys.
Rains lashed parts of the UAE on Tuesday afternoon, even as the Mercury dipped.
A period of ‘unstable weather’ has swept across the country, with its effects last over the next 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall has been recorded in parts of Khorfakkan, Sharjah, along with Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah earlier today, even as the UAE’S National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) forecasts thunderstorms on the horizon.
According to the NCMS spokesperson, a low-pressure system is moving in from the northeast, resulting in towering clouds and heavy rains in the northern part of UAE on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a marine alert also issued for fresh and strong winds over the Oman Sea.
Temperatures have also dipped in wake of the cold front moving in.
The weather system will also affect neighbouring Oman, which has prompted the country’s Met office to also issue a warning to its residents.
“An air trough from the northeast in the upper atmosphere will give rise to unstable weather from Tuesday evening, with a chance of thunderstorms in the northeast part of the UAE,” an NCMS spokesperson told Emirates 24|7 earlier.
“By Wednesday, the cloud cover will increase further, with the triangular area between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, along with the surrounding eastern inland region, also expected to experience rainfall.”
The NCMS has also stated its planes will remain on standby on Tuesday and Wednesday to facilitate the rainfall further with cloud seeding.
