Motorists cautioned as more rains expected in the UAE
Motorists cautioned as more rains expected in the UAE
Dubai: The met office warns of heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning and has advised motorists to drive carefully as more roads will be partially submerged by the continuing deluge.
The rain in Dubai will surpass the highest recorded over the years of 81.9mm in January, according to duty forecaster Dr S.K. Gupta.
Since Monday evening the skies have dumped 52mm of rain on Dubai and 34.6mm more was recorded since 4am and 1pm on Tuesday. “This could well be the rainiest January in recorded history,'' he said.
“We have had dry spells over the past couple of years and this is good news.''
The reason for the heavy rain is due to the low pressure system, which is parked over the emirates, and adding to that is a trough, a depression, which has accentuated the unstable weather, says the forecaster.
The gusty westerly winds are blowing at 25 knots offshore and a marine warning is out for Wednesday also, he said.
Residents can expect bright sunny spells from Wednesday afternoon onwards. Nights will be cold again on Thursday with temperatures dipping to 10 degrees Celsius.
