UAE | Weather
Winter chill set to reach UAE shores today
Day-time temperatures will drop to 22 degrees Celsius. "It will now feel like winter," said the duty forecaster.
- By Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter, Gulf News
- Published: 00:00 December 26, 2009
- Image Credit: Benny De Guzman/Gulf News Reader
- Some of the early church-goers on their way to Friday morning mass saw the spectacular special effects of the lightning and thunder which started around 6am yesterday. But the rain was not as heavy with Sharjah Airport recording 0.9mm of rain. The day-time temperature will be cool at 22 degree Celsius today.
Dubai: It will be very cool and windy this morning and the seas will be rough, according to the Dubai Met Office.
Day-time temperatures will drop to 22 degrees Celsius. "It will now feel like winter," said the duty forecaster.
Winds will pick up today and reach more than 50km/h over the ocean.
A marine warning has been issued and the seas will be out of bounds for sailors and fishermen until Tuesday, according to the forecaster. Waves up to ten feet are expected offshore.
The low pressure system in the higher atmosphere over Bahrain and the east of Saudi Arabia has moved over the emirates early on Friday, causing rain in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain.
The Sharjah Airport recorded 0.9 mm of rain yesterday. The rain barely reached Dubai, but there was lightning and thunder for a couple of hours from early Friday morning.
Related Links
The highest rainfall in the UAE was recorded on December 12 and 13 this year, when 30.8mm was recorded in Sharjah.
Did you capture Friday’s rainstorm on camera? Send us your high-resolution photographs of the rain, along with your contact details to readers@gulfnews.com.
Comments (2)
|
More from UAE Weather
More from UAE
Latest news
- Dubai Municipality attains Dh2.1b budget surplus
- Driver to be executed for slitting man's neck
- Sharjah police arrest three accused of stealing
- Shaikh farm thief gets suspended sentence
- UAE: Target 'kingpins' who underwrite piracy
- Car crash causes gridlock on Shaikh Zayed Road
- 17 sentenced to jail for bootlegging in Sharjah
- Man accused of leaking company information
- Driver gets 3 months in jail for molesting girl
- Woman submits waiver in murder case
- Jilted lover jailed for attempted murder
- Plea to fast-track housing scheme
- Police arrest murder suspects within 24 hours
- Education Council rolls out mobile app
- Dubai to host global food safety conference
Community Reports
-
Motorists ignore stop sign on buses
Overtaking school vehicles can put students' lives at risk
-
Safety regulations flouted at Dubai work place
In Al Nahda 2, two workers were seen working on the crane boom at a height of 20m without a full body harness or safety net in violation of rules
-
Closing U-turns creates new risks
Authorities urged to reopen closed U-turns or construct new ones on Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi Road in Sharjah
-
Enforce the speed limit
Some motorists who drive on Al Albaany Road to avoid the toll put pedestrians at risk
