Dubai: Overcast skies and rainy weather are expected this week, with rain forecasted in parts of the UAE on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather alert, stating that parts of Abu Dhabi will experience rain late Wednesday night.
On Thursday morning, the rainy conditions are expected to extend to the coastal areas of Dubai, Sharjah, and other emirates, eventually reaching Ras Al Khaimah.
“Clouds amount increase gradually from late night Wednesday over Western areas and move toward coasts and islands, and over some Northern and Eastern areas with a chance of rainfall on Thursday,” the weather alert mentioned.
An NCM expert explained that this weather pattern is caused by "the influence of an extension of surface low pressure from the east over the country, coinciding with upper air low pressure associated with a relatively cold air mass and upper air jet stream from the West, which causes the development of clouds over scattered areas of the country."
Strong winds are also anticipated. “The wind direction will be Northeasterly becoming Northwesterly or Southeasterly, at times. These winds will be strong especially over the sea, causing blowing dust and sand over land, reducing horizontal visibility,” the NCM warned.
