Emirates Meteorology Portal

Southwest Asia has been hit by 2 major and large sandstorms within the span of 48 hours, in what could be regarded as the finale for this sandy and dusty conditions, as the overall weather pattern is set to change as soon as later this week. March 17, 2012: A low pressure formed over northern Iraq, and winds quickly accelerated towards the centre of the low, blowing from eastern Syria all the way into Iraq. A super sandstorm quickly formed, covering the entire land of Iraq. And a high pressure with cold air formed behind the low, ensuring all the  [ Read More ]

After hitting mid 30s in all of the gulf countries, cooler air is set to make a comeback. While short, it will bring a respite from the heat. Almost all major cities in the gulf recorded temperatures around 35 degrees. Cooler northwesterly winds will start blowing on Saturday over northern KSA and reach the gulf cities by Sunday. Temperatures to down to ealry 20s. Dusty conditions are likely in KSA, while gusty winds are expected over Bahrain and Qatar. The Arabian Gulf will become very rough. This time there are no high winds expected in the UAE, but will be  [ Read More ]

A  period of above average temperatures will beging on Monday Mar 12, and last for around 5 days. It will bring summer-like temperatures of early 30s accross a wide area of the Arabian Peninsulua including the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. Even the mediterrenean countries will experience some heat on Sunday Mar 11th. The heat will start in the Mediterranean and progress eastward to KSA and Kuwait by Monday Mar 12th, before extending to other countries. It will start cooling again between Thursday and Saturday Mar 15-17.

Fierce winds hit the east coast of the UAE, as wind gusts reached 87 Km/hr in Fujairah on Mar 10th. strong winds to hit Kuwait, Iraq, and parts of KSA late on Monday and early Tuesday with gusts up to 70 Km/hr with dusty and sandy conditions. Rough Arabian Gulf.