The Gulf region is suffering from exceesive heat. In Kuwait, burning highs of 50 and 51c have been recorded from June 14 to 16, after several days of temperatures in late 40s. Saudi Arabia has also been experiencing high temperatures especially Riyadh, Al Ahsa, and Dammam where daily highs of 45-49 have been recorded. In fact, the same situation is accross the whole gulf region including Qatar and the UAE as well.
Archive for June, 2010
Rumours of temperatures reaching 60c are not true as the highest recorded temperature in the world is 57c in the Libyan desert. Extremely hot temperatures have been recorded in the UAE over the last few days. Hot winds coming from the empty quarter desert helped increase the temperature beyond normal averages to very uncomfortable levels. If there is one good thing about those desert winds is that humidity levels have decreased, making night-time weather a little bit more bearable. The interior region of the UAE has seen the highest temperatures in the UAE over the last few days. Sweihan (a [ Read More ]
Jun 15 update: The area over SW Arabian Sea is not being monitored anymore as it’s weakening. No Tropical Trouble. few days back, Accuweather.com were predicting a tropical storm to develop in the Arabian Sea. However, nothing has developed. Jun 14 update: An area of thunderstorms over SW Arabian Sea is now being monitored and is under watch. Jun 13 update: Tropical development seems unlikely now. Normal weather conditions to prevail in the Arabian Sea with monsoon taking over larger parts of India. This signals the end of phase 1 of the cyclone season in the Arabian Sea with the [ Read More ]
High waves hit UAE East coast due to cyclone Phet impact. Waves as high as 13 feet hit the coast, but generally waves were 4 to 6 foot-high. Even though cyclone Phet was away from the UAE, high winds from Phet resulted in big waves in the Arabian Sea that radiated to UAE East Coast. Some roads were closed in UAE East coast such as Kalba coastal road. Waves there reached the roads, stopping traffic. This is similar to what happened during cyclone Gonu. (Image source: ABDEL-KRIM, GulfNews)
