Wet, cloudy weather to continue

A week of unusually wet weather is set to continue through the weekend in areas across the country.

By Amanda Fisher

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Published: Fri 7 Dec 2012, 9:45 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 2:52 PM

After a wet weekend in Dubai and Sharjah, rain had also hammered Fujairah on Tuesday with 8.4 millimetres recorded at the Fujairah Airport, a National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology forecaster said.

Vehicles moving slowly through Business Bay as Dubai experienced moderate rain on Thursday evening. — KT photo by Shihab

The rain caused flooding throughout the emirate, with officials making continued efforts to drain residual rainwater, which is expected to take several more days.

There had been moderate to light rain over the past several days in Sharjah, Dubai and Jebel Ali, while Fujairah experienced moderate rainfall on Thursday, the forecaster said.

And it is expected to continue, starting today. “We expect rain (today) ... from light to moderate at different places.”

Areas expected to be worst hit include places from Hatta to the north of Fujairah, including Ras Al Khaimah and the neighbouring areas. Today there would be light rain, with a clearer day tomorrow, before worse weather returns, he said.

“After (today) there will be an improvement and the clouds will be decreasing in general, until December 9.” From Sunday there would be increasing clouds in the northern and western areas and islands, he added.

amanda@khaleejtimes.com