NCMS warns of dusty, cloudy weather in UAE over the weekend

Drivers are advised to take precautionary measures while driving on roads in case of poor visibility due to the dust-in-suspension.

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Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 3:52 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:48 PM

Dusty weather in UAE

Unstable weather conditions have been predicted by the NCMS from March 12 to 16, 2014.The National Center of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has advised drivers to take precautionary measures while driving on roads in case of poor visibility due to the dust-in-suspension. It is also advised the people stay away from the sea during unstable weather.

In a statement today, the NCMS said that it expected weather conditions for Wednesday to be dusty and partly cloudy in general.

“The amount of clouds increased over some regions, especially over the northern, eastern regions and the islands, with a probability of convective cloud accumulation over the eastern mountainous region by afternoon. The temperatures tend to increase over the western region in specific,” it said.

“Moderate southerly winds will prevail over most areas, raising the dust and sand and decreasing the horizontal visibility over the inland regions in specific. The sea will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

The country will be affected by surface trough (Red Sea Trough) on this coming Thursday associated with cold air mass in the upper air leading to unstable weather, with partly cloudy to cloudy at times; with increasing of the cloud cover over scattered regions especially over the western, northeastern and over a few islands, with rainfall throughout the evening and night.

The air temperature will decrease gradually over the western region in specific. The winds will be moderate to fresh and strong at times; raising the dust and sand with poor visibility. The sea will be rough in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

The unstable weather conditions will continue to affect the country with fluctuation; keeping the weather cloudy to partly cloudy from one time to another, and the chance of rain will remain over the country on different time intervals. This will continue till Sunday night March 16, 2014.


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