February 28th, 2010
The UAE is getting ready for another round of thunderstorms!
A strong cold front is going to arrive to the UAE on Monday (PM) and will result in widespread periods of rain with periods of heavy rain and heavy thunderstorms. Again, every thunderstorm can be capable of producing hailstones, torrential rain, and strong winds. Northern UAE is at risk, but evey spot in the UAE can get severe weather. Parts of Oman, the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and southern Iran are also at risk of heavy rain.=”text-align: center;”>
Rainfall forecast. Dark blue indicates heavy rain.
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February 27th, 2010
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See youtube videos of the storm here and here.
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The storms resulted in 4 casualties.
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Extreme thunderstorms in various parts of the UAE have paralyzed life with torrential rain, hail, high winds, and lightning strikes.Â
Eastern and Northern emirates including Dubai were hit hard. Â Sharjah city received the highest amount of 36 mm of rain in just 2 hours.
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 image source: GulfNews
February 26th, 2010
Surface lows and fronts on Fri Feb 26 2010
An upper low is currently over the middeteranian countries which brought rain showers and thunderstorms there including some heavy showers to Egypt. There are also rain and thunderstorms over parts of Iraq, Iran, NW Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Currently hot weather with southerly winds are affecting the UAE & Oman. It feels like summer here in the UAE with temperatures hovering in mid 30s. Right now the cold front (blue) is unable to cause any rain/thunderstorms formation due to interaction with dry air. On Saturday/Sunday it will result in thunderstorms and rain showers over many parts of the UAE (especially north) and northern Oman (Slight chance of rain in Bahrain and Qatar). Some thunderstorms could be strong. Rainfall amounts could be anywhere between 1 to 25 mm. Â
Spring starts on March 1st, 2010 with a collision between summer and winter with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the UAE.
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