A new duststorm is about to begin in parts of KSA and Kuwait on May 22. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will blow over parts of the Arabian Gulf countries ...
As we head into summer, the region undergoes changes in weather patterns. Wet Monsoon: The Arabian Sea and the Indian subcontinent get ready for the the start of the wet monsoon, which ...
Have you spotted distant cumulus clouds?! While every spot of UAE and Oman is hot and dry, the mountainous region often receives brief and heavy afternoon thunder-showers. The last couple of ...
Another Look at Our Weather! – Coverage of weather forecasts and events in the UAE and the Middle East.
Fierce winds hit the east coast of the UAE, as wind gusts reached 87 Km/hr in Fujairah on Mar 10th. strong winds to hit Kuwait, Iraq, and parts of KSA late on Monday and early Tuesday with gusts up to 70 Km/hr with dusty and sandy conditions. Rough Arabian Gulf.
A cold upper low will plunge southward to Turkey and northeastern Mediterranean sea, setting up the atmosphere for a winterstorm. Wet and windy aonditions are set to start on Tuesday Feb 28, and intensify by Thursday and Friday Mar 1st & 2nd, during which much colder air is expected to arrive, increasing the snow over mountains, and resulting in rain changing to snow in several areas. In contrast, coastal areas are expected to remain rainy, but with colder temperatures. Gusty winds of up to 90 km/hr will affect several cities, and temperature will fall by 10 degrees below normal. Beirut will [ Read More ]
See a video of satellite images of the dust and sandstorms that affected KSA and the UAE. The video shows special modified infrared images taken by EUMETSAT, and can detect clouds (dark red and orange) and sand/dust (pink). The video shows the evolution of a low pressure and frontogenesis on Feb 25. As the surface low deepened, winds accelerated towards the centre of the low. Strong winds flowing northward from southern to central KSA, before being pushed eastward by the cold front. The dust has shifted to the gulf of Oman after leaving the UAE. The low pressure also brought [ Read More ]
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 ]
