Photos: Hail in Madinat Al Riyad or Al Riyad city, Abu Dhabi

NCM issues weather warning for unstable weather, rain, thunder, rough seas till Thursday

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On Wednesday, heavy rain hit parts of the UAE. According to the Met office, a significant dip in temperatures caused rain to fall as hail in some parts of Abu Dhabi.
Gulf News reader/Noor Mohamed
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Instagram page @storm_ae, which posts weather-related videos and photos from across the UAE and Gulf countries, shared videos of hail from Al Riyadh City in Abu Dhabi.
@storm_ae/Instagram
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Madinat Al Riyad or Al Riyadh City is located in the internal parts of Abu Dhabi, between Al Wathbah and Al Shamkhah.
@storm_ae/screengrab from Instagram
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Other than Madinat Al Riyad, the National Center of Meteorology recorded hail in Qatah in Sharjah.
@storm_ae/screengrab from Instagram
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In a previous Gulf News weather report, an NCM official explained: "The country will be under the effect of a surface low pressure system extension from the southwest with an extension of an upper air trough from the north, along with cold and humid air mass flowing in from the west in the upper air."
@storm_ae/Screengrab from Instagram
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Temperatures across the country will fall by five to seven degrees Celsius on Thursday, the NCM official said. Due to the drop in temperatures, there is a chance of hail in some internal areas again, he added.
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