Scattered rain falls on northern emirates Wednesday

Al Ain Afternoon towering clouds shed scattered light showers in some parts of the northern emirates Wednesday, as hot and dry spell tested people nerves in the rest of the country.

The national weather bureau said it was the beginning of summer weather patterns and much of the activity is over the Hajjar Mountains range.

Increased humidity

The rain in Massafi, Khorfakan, and Hatta, however, gave no respite to the residents as it increase the humidity level, making the conditions even tough.

The highest temperature of 46.7C was recorded in Al Ain region Wednesday. It was in the mid-40s in all other major cities across the UAE.

The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said the weather would be hot in general for the next two days at least.

It would get hazy at time with chances of towering clouds over the eastern mountains and some southern areas in the afternoon.

Winds would be light to moderately rough, kicking up dust and sand in some internal areas. Seas would be slight to moderately rough.