2009 January | Emirates Meteorology Blog

Record snow covers UAE Jees mountain in Rak

January 27th, 2009

Snow covers Jees mountain Jan 2009 (Gulfnews)

Well, the unusually low freezing level resulted in snow falling on the top of Jees mountain (1,737m) in Ras Al Khaymah in northernmost UAE. This is not the 1st time it snows there, but this is the heaviest snow cover ever recorded. Snow accumulations of 20cm have been reported as temperature dipped to -3c on Friday night and struggled to go above … Continue reading Record snow covers UAE Jees mountain in Rak »»»

Rain and thunderstorms to hit the UAE and parts of Oman on Jan 23 & 24 2009

January 23rd, 2009

A very cold upper low coupled with a lower than normal freezing level will result in rain and thunderstorms affecting a wide area of the UAE on Friday and early Saturday Jan 23 – 24, 2009.

According to the NCMS model, rainfall amounts could hit 25 mmof rain in Sharjah and Dubai. In Ras Al Khaymah it could exceed 50mm (!!) but in Abu Dhabi it migh be near 5 mm. According to the GFS model, rainfall amounts are between 10 and 15 mm along the Arabian Gulf coast (including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah) with higher amounts in extreme Northern UAE (Ras Al Khaymah 15 to 20 mm).

I think that generally rainfall amounts will be between 10 and 20 mm in Northern UAE with locally exceesive amounts due to strong thunderstorms especially in mountaineous areas.

Rain is also forecasted to affect Musandam (Oman) and NW Oman.

According to Jim Andrews, … Continue reading Rain and thunderstorms to hit the UAE and parts of Oman on Jan 23 & 24 2009 »»»

First 2009 Rain in the UAE & Oman between Jan 12 – 15

January 10th, 2009

An upper low will affect the UAE & Oman between Jan 12 – 15. Moderate to heavy rain is forecasted for a wide area from the mid Arabian Gulf to Eastern Oman. Expected rain over the UAE could reach or exceed 20mm. Stay tuned for more updates.