September 7th, 2009
During autumn our summer thunderstorms usually form more to the north near Masafi and not only near Al Ain. On Sep 5th, 2009, heavy thunderstoms hit Fujairah and Kalbaa.

Fujairah meteogram
… Continue reading Thunderstorms rattle Fujairah and the East Coast of the UAE »»»
August 23rd, 2009
There have been some very active summer afternoon thunderstorms around the mountains of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and Iran. I guess the below IR satellite and lightning images say something. While thunderstorms are normal in Yemen at this time of the year, I’m really surprised how widespread (and more to the west than normal) the thunderstorms were in Iran. Also look at Madina, Saudi Arabia meteogram which shows thunderstorms erupting at around 1300 UTC on Aug 23rd and temperature dropping from 44c to 31. It must have been a strong storm.

Oman thunderstorm (Omanya.net)

Madina Thunderstorms (Albarari.com)
… Continue reading Summer thunderstorms in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and Iran »»»
August 16th, 2009

UAE East coast (from storm.ae)
While it is not a significant weather by all standards, the eastern coast of the UAE has become somehow “tropical.”
It has been cloudy for the last few days with periods of scattered drizzle and light rain. Not that it has not happened before, but it is very rare. It doesn’t happen every year.
And the drizzle can fall during the day, not necessarily during the afternoon. Even the temperature has more or less stabilized between 32 and 34c.
So, instead of afternoon thunderstorms forming on the western side of UAE mountains, we have … Continue reading Cloudy with Light Rain along UAE East Coast »»»
Most discussed posts