Duba: A fog warning for motorists remains up, especially those driving late night and early morning as relative humidity will increase over the weekend, giving rise to fog or mist formation, say weathermen.
Meanwhile, a forecaster at the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology said a “good amount of rain precipitated over the northern and eastern region, and even close to Al Ain area received a good amount of rain” during the late afternoon showers from Tuesday to Thursday in the northern and eastern part of the country, including parts of Dubai.
Masafi on Thursday recorded the maximum rainfall at 28.6mm while Khatam Al Shaklah in the UAE border post in Al Ain got 5.4mm and Showqa, which is to the north of Hatta, received 2.4mm.
Moderate to heavy showers were noted in Hatta and Fujairah while the outskirts of Ras Al Khaimah received heavy rains accompanied by hailstones.
"No snow is Hatta"
The forecaster denied some reports that it “snowed in Hatta” saying snow is different from hail.
Parts of Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah experienced moderate to heavy rains accompanied by hailstones in some parts on Wednesday.
“It’s normal to get hailstones during winter time because the country is exposed to unstable weather conditions. It did not snow in Hatta on Wednesday. Snow is completely different. Hail can fall even during summertime,” the forecaster told Gulf News.
Snowflakes are ice crystals that are formed when water vapour crystallises while hailstones are ice balls that are actually frozen raindrops as they press and cool against each other due to strong winds.
