Periods of clouds between July 24 and 28 is possible over parts of the UAE and Oman as cloud from the Arabian Sea drift to eastern Arabia. Some thundershowers might reach parts of Oman . A low-level monsoon low pressure moves to northwest India and northern Arabian Sea. Other areas remain hot and dry with some clouds at some times while mountains of Saudi Arabia and Yemen continue receiving seasonal afternoon thundershowers.
It is July, the heart of summer. Heat levels are incredibly high. Out of the major Gulf cities, Kuwait city is usually the most likely one to hit the 50c mark. In fact, official temperautures recorded were as high as 50 and 51c on July 14th and 15th, 2011. Yet Kuwait, much of central Saudi Arabia, and other interior areas are less prone to humid air that affect other coastal cities of the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and coastal Saudi Arabia. Even though temperatures rarely hit 50c on coastal UAE, high humidity makes it feel much worse. Luckily, several July days have been quite dry in the [ Read More ]
Well, it is summer, but it is also a seasonal time for some afternoon thunder-showers over mountainous areas of the eastern one-third of Arabia. Improving surface dew points, enhanced upward motion through mountain orographic lifting and a slightly weaking upper high, along with confluent surface winds and increasing instability might conspire to increase convective rainfall over mountains of Yemen, KSA, Oman, and the UAE during the next 48-72 hours. In the UAE, some mountainous showers on Sunday July 10th might later move westward to some desert areas near and surrounding Al-Ain. As usual, summer showers tend to be short-lived and bring [ Read More ]
During the next 2 days an unusual upper low trough is going to dip accross the Mediterranean, delivering a cooler-than-average weather over some parts and chance of t-showers mainly over coastal areas! The rest of the Arabian Peninsulua will experience more blazing sunshine. Interstingly enough, parts of southern KSA and Yemen (mainly mountainous areas) have started receiving seasonal summer thunderstorms.
