Thundestorms are currently in the Arabian Gulf. The storms are moving eastward with a possible effect on the Northern/Western coast of the UAE later in the day.
Archive for 2008
Well, the days of 40′s C and scorching sunshine are finally over (hopefully forever, but that’s a far-fetched dream) and we are only 2 weeks away from the meteorological start of winter. I’m sure that everyone in the UAE have noticed the milder weather over the last few days. However, days are still warm, maybe pleasantly warm. It will just keep improving. One surprising piece of weather news is the sudden morning showers in Fujairah, Khorfakan, and other areas in the East coast of the UAE. Click on the link below for the coverage by Al-Ittihad newspaper (Arabic). Click here [ Read More ]
As I have posted earlier, the incredible Autumn rainstorm brought extreme rainfall to Saudi Arabia. Rainfall from NASA TRMM website indicates rainfall around 100m over a large area of Saudi Arabia (mainly from Southern to Northern Saudi Arabia). I feel that rainfall amounts probably exceeded 100m in some areas (see photos below). Rain also lashed Kuwait. The rain was so heavy that it flooded many areas. Major cities affected include Makkah, Madina, Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Abha, Jizan, and Jedda. The rainstorm forced many people to evacuate and caused several accidents. Read more about the heavy rain event from World Futurs and [ Read More ]
For the next 5-7 days, the weather over Northern portions of the Arabian Peninsula will be very wet with cooler temperatures. This includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, parts of Iraq, Western half of Iran, and possibly Bahrain and Qatar (while wet weather continues in Western Yemen). Highest impact will be felt in Saudi Arabia espcially the Southern and Northern areas where rainfall amounts could exceed 100m. See the latest precipitation rainfall forecast (GFS) which still indicates rainfall amounts above 100mm and possibly close to 200m. Clouds have already started forming. This is an infrared satellite image taken at 18:00 GMT on Nov [ Read More ]
