Shamal winds (winds blowing from North, or NW ) have already started blowing and will increase in intensity during the next 48 hours. A few highlights: Between Wednesday PM to Thursday AM, Arabian Gulf coastal winds will be around 40 Km/h with highest sustained winds reaching 50 Km/h, with the possibilty of gusts hitting 60 Km/h. UAE East coast along the gulf of Oman might experience stronger winds due to downsloping of the mountains (winds moving down the slope of the mountains, during which they get faster but also warmer) offshore in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, winds will easily exceed [ Read More ]
Archive for January, 2010
Sunday could bring showers to Kuwait and northern Arabian Gulf, southern Iraq, and southern Iran. Starting Monday, very cold upper air associated with an upper air low approaching Iran, will unleash more rain and snow over Iran and Iraq. On Tuesday, this cold front starts crossing the Arabian Gulf region, but sadly, there will be little moisture for this cold front to tap on. Therefore, there will just be some clouds with a small chance of rain in the northern parts of the UAE and Oman. Between Sunday and Tuesday, it will be very warm in the UAE with near-record [ Read More ]
_____ Recap: There have been more than 10 death cases in Egypt due to the flood in addition to damage to properties. There have also been casualities and/or damage in Palestine, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. There is an unconfirmed report of more than 200mm of rain falling in Sinai. ____________________________  This is what I like about the weather. There are no strict rules the weather has to follow. The element of surprise is always there, and there could always be extreme weather anywhere in the world. At such times, one wonders if the definition of “average weather” has any meaning [ Read More ]
A very powerful low pressure weather system is going to impact eastern Egypt (Sinai expecially), Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and NW Saudi Arabia. There might be severe thunderstorms in Sinai, NW Saudi Arabia, Â and very heavy rain in the Middeteranian countries. All of that will happen on Sunday and Monday. Later more low pressure systems to continue impacting Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Jordan until Jan 20 (possibly) with rain accumulation reaching 200mm along the coastal areas (but no impact on NW Saudi Arabia). I would say the mountaineous areas on NW Saudi Arabia and Sinai areas in Egypt should consider [ Read More ]
