UAE records 8.5˚C temperature as heavy rain expected until Sunday
- Last updated: December 19, 2025 | 14:41 ..
Mohammed Abu Al-Samn, Staff Reporter
The National Centre of Meteorology reported that heavy rains fell on scattered areas across the country on Friday morning, causing the flow of valleys and large water accumulations in low-lying areas.
The NCM added that rains are expected to continue for three days due to the country's being impacted by an extension of a surface low-pressure system accompanied by an upper atmospheric low-pressure system. The NCM stated that the minimum temperature on Friday reached 8.5°C, while the maximum temperatures ranged between 25 and 30°C, and the minimum between 11°C and 17°C.
Saturday's weather is expected to be partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with the formation of some cumulonimbus clouds accompanied by rainfall in some coastal, northern, and eastern areas.
Winds will be northwesterly to southwesterly, moderate to active in speed, and occasionally strong and dust-stirring, with speeds ranging from 15 to 30 km/h, amounting to 50 km/h and the sea will be rough in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, the NCM clarified.
Sunday’s weather is expected to be generally partly cloudy, with low clouds appearing over the islands and some coastal and western areas, with a chance of rain, while it will be humid at night and on Monday morning in some western interior areas. Winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally active and dust-stirring, with speeds from 10 to 25 km/h, amounting to 35 km/h and the sea will be rough to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, according to the NCM.
Monday’s weather, according to the NCM, will be partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some clouds appearing over the islands and some western areas and humid at night and on Tuesday morning in some western interior areas, while winds will be northeasterly to southeasterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally active during the day towards the north, with speeds from 10 to 20 km/h, amounting to 35 km/h, while the sea will be light to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and light in the Sea of Oman.