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Posted by Meteo.ae On November - 6 - 2011 6 Comments
Rain Radar as of 3:50AM GMT on Nov 7. Showers and some thunderstorms can be seen over the Arabian Gulf, UAE, and Qatar.

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 ]

Posted by Meteo.ae On November - 1 - 2011 6 Comments
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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 ]

Posted by Meteo.ae On October - 19 - 2011 2 Comments
Windy

While foggy conditions could continue until Thursday morning, winds could pick up speed later on Thursday, and becoming breezy to windy by Friday. Northwesterly winds will blow at fresh speeds on Friday, putting an end to foggy nights over the last few days. While winds could reach 40 Km/hr over coastal cities, the Arabian Gulf Sea will become very rough due to  higher wind speeds offshore. Temperatures should go down slightly, and will be between 32-35 during the day starting on Saturday. Temperatures are dropping slightly as days are getting shorter. With November just around the corner, milder air is not  [ Read More ]

Posted by Meteo.ae On October - 12 - 2011 5 Comments
Thunderstorm clouds can be seen over NE UAE and Hajar mountains of Oman

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.