Last week, light showers fell on Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Masafi, Al Ain, Ghantoot and some parts of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Last week, light showers fell on Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Masafi, Al Ain, Ghantoot and some parts of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Last week, light showers fell on Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Masafi, Al Ain, Ghantoot and some parts of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Last week, light showers fell on Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Masafi, Al Ain, Ghantoot and some parts of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National

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UAE weather: Thundery rain expected on Monday and Tuesday

Sunny weather expected to return from Tuesday

The National

March 26, 2023

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Rain and thunder are expected to reach most of the UAE on Monday and Tuesday, before giving way to sunny conditions.

The mercury is set to hit 32ºC in Dubai and 35ºC in Abu Dhabi on Monday but it will be cloudy at times, the National Centre of Meteorology said. It has predicted rain on Monday and Tuesday.

It will be dusty and cloudy at times, accompanied by some convective clouds, the forecaster said in its weekly bulletin.

There is a chance of rainfall over scattered areas of the country, especially northern, eastern and coastal areas.

BBC Weather says the rain on Monday will start from around 8am, with scattered showers throughout the day.

The showers will turn thundery in the early evening time and continue through the night into Tuesday morning, after which the sunnier weather will return in the west of the country, with the rain eventually clearing the east by the evening.

The change in temperature, cloudy conditions and haze will whip up winds, resulting in rough conditions in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

In Dubai, it will be 27ºC on Wednesday and Thursday, and 29ºC on Friday. Conditions will be similar in the capital.

Earlier this week, light showers, accompanied by thunder at times, fell on Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Masafi, Al Ain, Ghantoot and some parts of Abu Dhabi city.

Cloud seeding in the UAE — in pictures

  • Hygroscopic (water-attracting) salt flares are attached to an aircraft at Al Ain International Airport before a cloud-seeding flight operated by the National Centre of Meteorology. The UAE has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation, which remains at less than 100 millimetres a year on average. All photos by Reuters
    Hygroscopic (water-attracting) salt flares are attached to an aircraft at Al Ain International Airport before a cloud-seeding flight operated by the National Centre of Meteorology. The UAE has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation, which remains at less than 100 millimetres a year on average. All photos by Reuters
  • Pilot Michael Anstis writes a weather report before the cloud-seeding flight from Al Ain.
    Pilot Michael Anstis writes a weather report before the cloud-seeding flight from Al Ain.
  • An airport employee closes an aircraft door, with hygroscopic salt flares seen in the background, before the cloud-seeding flight.
    An airport employee closes an aircraft door, with hygroscopic salt flares seen in the background, before the cloud-seeding flight.
  • Pilots Michael Anstis and Ahmed Al Jaberi receive instructions before the flight.
    Pilots Michael Anstis and Ahmed Al Jaberi receive instructions before the flight.
  • The control room at the National Centre of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi.
    The control room at the National Centre of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi.
  • An explanatory hologram of the cloud-seeding process in the National Centre of Meteorology control room in Abu Dhabi.
    An explanatory hologram of the cloud-seeding process in the National Centre of Meteorology control room in Abu Dhabi.
  • Cloud-seeding flares in the National Centre of Meteorology control room.
    Cloud-seeding flares in the National Centre of Meteorology control room.
  • Hygroscopic salt flares are attached to an aircraft during a cloud-seeding flight between Al Ain and Al Hayer. At 9,000 feet above sea level, the plane releases the flares into the most promising white clouds, hoping to trigger rainfall.
    Hygroscopic salt flares are attached to an aircraft during a cloud-seeding flight between Al Ain and Al Hayer. At 9,000 feet above sea level, the plane releases the flares into the most promising white clouds, hoping to trigger rainfall.
  • Hygroscopic salt flares are attached to an aircraft during a cloud-seeding flight. Scientists in Abu Dhabi combine shooting the flares with releasing salt nanoparticles, a newer technology, into the clouds to stimulate and accelerate the condensation process and hopefully produce droplets big enough to then fall as rain.
    Hygroscopic salt flares are attached to an aircraft during a cloud-seeding flight. Scientists in Abu Dhabi combine shooting the flares with releasing salt nanoparticles, a newer technology, into the clouds to stimulate and accelerate the condensation process and hopefully produce droplets big enough to then fall as rain.
  • Flares are released during a cloud-seeding flight between Al Ain and Al Hayer.
    Flares are released during a cloud-seeding flight between Al Ain and Al Hayer.
  • Employees walk towards a hangar at Al Ain International Airport after a cloud-seeding flight.
    Employees walk towards a hangar at Al Ain International Airport after a cloud-seeding flight.
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