Your rain Twitter pictures in the UAE

Dubai: Rain and strong winds lashed the UAE overnight from late Sunday evening and right through Monday morning. Wet weather, strong winds and even lightning were reported in some areas of the country early on Monday.

Here is a selection of images tweeted to our official Twitter account @gulf_news:

The top of the Burj Khalia appears to have vanished in the picture below, tweeted to @gulf_news on Monday.

The image, posted to the microblogging site by @zainsul, shows the iconic Dubai tower with its peak obscured by clouds.