Emirates Meteorology Portal

Nov 11 Update: The tropical low disspitated offshore with some rain over eastern Oman. Most of the heavy rain remained offshore. Below image shows accumulated rainfall over last 7 day. The cold front over the Arabian Gulf and its associated upper-air trough helped keep the tropical low offshore. A lucky escape for SE Oman. ___ A fresh tropical system has formed in central Arabian Sea. it has reached tropical storm status. Easten coast of Oman is expected to get some light to moderate rainfall from this tropical low during the next 2-4 days. Some impact might reach SE Pakistan, which needs  [ Read More ]

A cold front to bring scattered thundershowers and cooler air accross the Arabian Gulf countries. Chance of showers in the UAE on Monday. This is the first rain of the cool season.   The weather has really cooled down over Kuwait and parts of Saudi Arabia with daytime temperatures in mid 20s. After some rain over the Mediterranean, a developing mid-level low over SW Asia will help cause rain over Iraq from Firday to Sunday and Iran for the next 4-5 days. A weak cold front will develop over the Arabian Gulf. It will cause scattered thundershowers over Kuwait on Saturday  [ Read More ]

Death toll reaches 14. Main reason remains overflowing wadis and drowning caes. Although rain was extreme by all standards over SE Oman, NE Oman and Muscat got less rain. It is a shame that Oman’s geography and urban planning are part of the reason of such death cases. Parts of Muscat and other Oman cities are just under wadis where rainwater can fall in and make roads into rivers! Weather-wise, the behavior of this tropical storm was not typical. Usually, tropical storms and cyclones pass by Oman in a span of 24 hours. But Keila stalled off the Oman coast  [ Read More ]

Heavy thunderstorms have hit the mountainous regions of UAE and Oman in addition to interior UAE. With the upper low still in place over SW Asia, confluent and rising air currents have developed into a chain of thunderstorms. The storms have generated dusty winds in the surrounding area, and also lowered temperature to 22c in Fujairah due to rain-cooled air. As much as 21mm of rain fell in Fujairah, with probably higher amounts in Hetta which received more thunderstorms.