Rain lashes several areas of UAE; 5.8˚C temperature recorded in Ras Al Khaimah

Light to moderate rain fell on some coastal areas of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and extended to some northern areas, on Sunday, and continued to fall in the afternoon on some eastern, and northern areas. It was sometimes heavy, especially in the north, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

According to the NCM, the lowest temperature was recorded at 5.8°C in Jebel Jais (Jais Mountain), Ras Al Khaimah, at 04:00 UAE Local Time.

The NCM explained that on Sunday, a second wave of rain started in the coastal areas of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and gradually extending to the eastern and northern areas.

Clouds decreased during Sunday night in the coastal and northern areas, and this condition will end on Monday morning, NCM indicated.

Monday's weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy over the sea and some coastal, northern, and eastern areas, with light rain in the morning, and a light drop in temperatures, according to the NCM, and will be humid at night and on Tuesday morning in some coastal and inland areas with a chance of light fog formation.

Monday's winds will be northeasterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, sometimes active and stirring dust, with speeds ranging from 10 to 25, amounting 40 km/h and the sea will be rough, becoming moderate to light at night in the Arabian Gulf and light to moderate in the Sea of Oman.

Tuesday's weather is expected to be clear to partly cloudy with low clouds appearing over some eastern and northern areas, and humid at night and on Wednesday morning in some western areas with a chance of fog or light fog formation. Winds will be northwesterly to northeasterly, light to moderate, sometimes active, with speeds ranging from 10 to 20, amounting to 35 km/h and the sea will be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, according to the NCM.

Wednesday's weather, according to the NCM, is expected to be clear to partly cloudy with low clouds appearing over some eastern and northern areas, and humid at night and on Thursday morning in some western areas with a chance of fog or light fog formation. Winds will be northeasterly to southeasterly, light to moderate, with speeds ranging from 10 to 20, amounting to 30 km/h and the sea will be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman, the NCM indicated.

Thursday's weather will be clear to partly cloudy with low clouds appearing over some eastern and northern areas with a chance of light rain at night, and humid at night and on Friday morning in some inland areas, the NCM stated, adding that winds will be southeasterly turning to northwesterly, light to moderate, sometimes active and stirring dust, with speeds ranging from 10 to 25, amounting to 40 km/h and the sea will be light to moderate, gradually becoming rough at night in the Arabian Gulf and light in the Sea of Oman.