Family-friendly attraction Global Village will remain closed on Sunday owing to adverse weather and high winds in the UAE. The Dubai destination has coordinated with the National Centre of Meteorology on the decision. It will reopen on Monday at 4pm.
The nightly Dubai Shopping Festival fireworks have also been cancelled for Sunday. The spectacle had been paired with the daily DSF Drone Light Show which takes place at Bluewaters Island, The Beach opposite JBR and the newly-opened Ain Dubai.
Also citing the weather conditions, organisers said the health and safety of visitors comes first and that they hope to resume the show on Monday evening.
At the weekend, the UAE recorded a year-and-a-half's worth of rain in three days. Saih Al Salam in Dubai, which includes Al Qudra Lakes, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa, recorded 141.8 millimetres of rain.
Some areas in the big cities also experienced a downpour, including Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island, where 35.6mm of rain fell, while Jumeirah recorded 49.5mm.
On average, the UAE records about 100mm of precipitation a year.
However, the bout of bad weather is not over yet. Forecasters are predicting further heavy rains accompanied by lightning, thunder and even hail on Monday and Tuesday, when it will be cloudy over most of the country. Rain of "different intensities" will fall in scattered areas, forecasters said.
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Carissa, 6, left, and her sister Danica Rodrigues, 5, feed seagulls on New Year’s Day on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Dark clouds gather over Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
New Year’s Day brought cool weather and cloudy skies to the UAE capital. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Cool weather and cloudy skies along the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
The Marina Eye Ferris wheel and Fairmont Marina hotel from behind a billboard along the Corniche. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Feeding seagulls on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
A cloudy start to the new year in the capital. Tim Knowles / The National -
Seagulls gather along Abu Dhabi Corniche. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Abu Dhabi from on high. Tim Knowles / The National -
New Year’s Day in the UAE capital. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Cloudy skies and windy weather greet visitors at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
A man uses an umbrella in Al Quoz, a largely industrial area of Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Heavy rain caused roads to become flooded in parts of Al Quoz. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
A road sign advises motorists to ‘Slow down, watch for water ponds’ on a highway in Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
A tree felled by the extreme weather lies in Al Quoz, Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
Roads in Al Quoz remained slippery. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
