Emirates Meteorology Portal

A fast-moving and tricky low pressure system is headed towards parts of the Arabian Peninsulua with various weather conditions from gusty winds, dusty conditions, clouds, rain, and thunderstorms. Different impacts over different countries. Periods of rain seem likely in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. The probability of rain is moderate in Qatar and Bahrain, while it is low in Oman and the UAE, except for moderate chance in extreme northern areas north of Ras al Khaymah (UAE) and Khassab (Oman). Friday Feb 24, 2012: An upper-air trough heads towards eastern Mediterranean, and will be located over NW Arabian Peninsuluaia by end of Friday. A broad area of surface low pressure is expected to  [ Read More ]

A spectacular and deep low pressure is expected to batter the Mediterranean countries on Friday and Saturday Feb 17 & 18, 2012. A deep upper low coupled with a deep surface low (around 995 mb) will be centered over northeastern Mediterranean sea on Friday Feb 17th. High winds will accompany the low, with wind gusts reaching between 50 and 100 km/hr over different parts of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. High winds could cause dusty conditions in Egypt and desert areas of Jordan. Downpours and thunderstorms will be common especially over coastal areas, while mountainous areas have the potential of seeing snow that  [ Read More ]

During the next 2-3 weeks, the atmosphere is gearing up for sharper changes in temperatures. There will be periods of increasing temperatures followed by periodic cooling. This is very much normal for March, but this pattern is setting up early this year. For the Arabian Peninsulia, the period from 9t to 10th Feb will see some warming, before slight cooling arriving by Feb 10th and 11th. More warming will begin around Feb 15, which could last to Feb 19, before considerable cooler air arrives after Feb 19th and 20th with possibility of rain over some gulf countries. The cool air arriving  [ Read More ]

There will be bouts of rain over northern Arabia starting from Jan 30 and continuing to Feb 2. Monday Jan 30, 2012: A long-wave upper air trough digs over the Mediterranean, with widespread rainfall over much of Jordan, northern Egypt including Sina’a, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. This time rain is likely to fall over interior areas that are usually dry. Tuesday Jan 31, 2012: Rain is expected to extend to northern half of Iraq and western Iran. A new surface low starts to form over northern KSA, with some thundershowers possible over northern red sea coasts of KSA. The low is  [ Read More ]