More rains, low visibility forecast for today

Sharjah received even heavier rainfall, with the Sharjah International Airport recording 2.6mm rainfall.

The UAE received heavy rainfall on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday, with more rainfall predicted in the eastern and northern parts of the country today. The wind will be moderate to fresh, reducing visibility over open land due to the blowing of dust and sand.

A dip in temperature tempted the adventurous to take water bike rides at Al Mamzar beach on Saturday. — KT photo by Shihab

According to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), the northwesterly winds, which is predicted to accelerate in the night over the western region on Saturday, will extend to the rest of the country, bringing the temperatures down by 5-7 degrees Celsius.

On Friday, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah and its adjoining areas received sudden showers of rain. Some areas experienced hailstorms as well. Abu Dhabi’s Suwaihan got 34.6mm rainfall, followed by Ashab which got 30.8mm rainfall.

Heavy rainfalls and hailstorm lashed Dubai, with the city’s airport recording 0.6mm rainfall. Sharjah received even heavier rainfall, with the Sharjah International Airport recording 2.6mm rainfall.

Parts of Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Al Ain also received heavy rainfall in the early hours of Saturday.

After a rainy Friday in the capital, residents woke up to a sunny Saturday.

NCMS has predicted partly cloudy to cloudy skies, saying the amount of clouds will increase over scattered areas with different intensity of rainfall especially over northern and eastern areas of the country.

Sea will be rough over the Arabian Gulf and sea of Oman. -haseeb@khaleejtimes.com