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 ]

To affect Oman only. More updated details about the low pressure spinning over the Arabia Sea. It is expected to drift slowly to the west-northwest. Rainfall: Rainfall exceeded 40mm over Masirah island. Other areas received between 5 – 30 mm of rain. With rain continuing for a few more days, several areas of coastal Oman might reach 50mm of rain. Impact over Oman mainly: Eastern coasts of Oman and possibly northeastern coast of Yemen are expected to receive some showers and over several periods between Sunday and Thursday. Showers could reach northerneastern Oman coasts. Other interior areas will experience cloudy  [ Read More ]

The weather has improved across the region as temperatures reduced along with humidity levels. While temperatures have reduced in the gulf countries of the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman, it seems that Kuwait and other parts of Saudi Arabia got the most cooling effects. In Kuwait, temperatures were in late 20s during the day, falling to late teens by night-time. Although temperatures are expected to warm up again in Kuwait, a significant cooling is expected by the start of next week around Oct 31. As for the UAE, temperatures will remain in mid to early 30s, falling to mid to  [ Read More ]