Here are the latest updates from airports and airlines as the country deals with the record rain's aftermath
Heavy rain and hailstorm lashed parts of UAE on Friday afternoon, with more showers expected over the coming days.
According to meteorologists, hail during summer is actually not uncommon. They explained that the surface temperature is warm but the upper atmosphere is still cold enough to support ice.
Hail forms when strong currents of rising air, known as updrafts, carry droplets of water high enough that they freeze. A strong updraft allows hailstones to grow large enough that they do not melt by the time they fall back and reach the ground, thus becoming pebble-sized ice pellets or hailstones.
According to the NCM forecast, more rain is expected to hit some parts of the country today and tomorrow as there is a probability of rainy convective clouds formation in the afternoon.
Light to moderate southeasterly and northerly winds will cause blowing dust and sand during day time.
The maximum temperature during the day is expected to hover around 41 - 46 °C along internal areas.
Humidity is likely to increase at night and in the early morning over some coastal and internal areas.
The maximum humidity would be 65 to 85 per cent across coastal, 50 to 80 per cent in interior regions and between 40 to 80 per cent in the mountains.
The waves will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.
Here are the latest updates from airports and airlines as the country deals with the record rain's aftermath
The Met department has shared its forecast for the next few days: here's what to expect
On Tuesday, the country witnessed heaviest rainfall on record, surpassing anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949
Residents have been advised to remain extremely vigilant
Water logging, flooding and landslides were reported in different parts of the UAE during the first wave, which started Monday evening
Residents across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, and Ras Al Khaimah reported rainfall of varying intensities as a low-pressure system swept across the country
These conditions are attributed to the extension of a surface low-pressure system from the southwest
Other emirates like Ras Al Khaimah, Al Ain and Umm Al Quwain have been experiencing the wet spell since morning