Meteorological summer (June-August) is about to begin with even warmer weather on the way. During the next few days there could be some isolated and brief afternoon thundershowers over Hajar mountains (which sometimes affect nearby Oman towns and Al Ain in the UAE). Such periods happen frequently in summer and early autumn. More showers over mountains of southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen which also happen frequently in summer as inter-tropical convergence zone moves northward. The Indian Monsoon is about to begin officially around May 31st.
Archive for May, 2011
During May 2002, an interesting tropical storm formed over the Arabian Sea. It formed on May 6th and lost its tropical storm status on May 10th, but not before hitting southeast Oman with heavy rainfall. There are two interesting events in this animated movie from May 1 -14, 2002. More details here.
Temperatures have soared accross the UAE and eastern Arabia to unseasonally high levels as most areas recorded extreme temperatures of above 40c. This has been aided by a mid-level high pressure system. In contrast, the Mediterranean is expriencing milder than normal temperautures a mid-latitude low affects the region, which will help cause scaterred showers and thunderstorms during the next 3-4 days over the Mediterranean, Iraq, and possibly parts of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
