Emirates Meteorology Portal

While England and some parts of USA are experiencing storms and cold temperature more typical of winter, it seems that parts of the Arabian Peninsula are also going to get a taste of winter during the next 7 days. I will be in a couple of days explaining the effect of all these on the weather: Jet stream, jet streak, 500mb heights, blocking high. Needless to say, the forecasts are calling for rainfall amounts that could reach 150 or 200 mm in some areas. See the below 15-day forecast. Look at the 1st panel which shows accumulated rainfall during the  [ Read More ]

Although downgraded to a tropical depression before landfall (winds no longer > 34 knots), the tropical depression flooded yemen with torrential rain and strong thunderstorms. Highest impact was on SE Yemen, mainly in Hadramaut which was declared a disaster zone. More than 60 people have died due to the flooding rain as rainwater flowed down the wadis as many mud-made houses collapsed. Rainfall amounts are estimated to be between 100 and

Eastern Arabia is under a widespread tropical cloud cover. The tropical low has developed into a tropical storm (winds> 34 knots) and was named Three (What a shame!). However, it’s likely to weaken as it interacts with land.   The storm is expected to continue moving westward towards Yemen with

As hinted earlier, a tropical wave is heading towards Eastern Arabia. The coastal areas of SE Oman and Eastern Yemen are in for heavy rain and thunderstorms. The rain might start as early as Tuesday. The GFS is predicting widespread rain over the Eastern one-third of