UAE Weather Forecast: Rain, Strong Winds and Very Rough Seas Expected
Heavy rain and cooler temperatures are coming to the UAE this week, according to a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
The NCM has issued a national weather report for the period from Wednesday, February 28 to Friday, March 1.
The report said that the country will be affected by a surface low-pressure system from the Southwest, and an extension of an upper-air low-pressure system, accompanied by a western Jetstream with different amounts of clouds flowing from the West at intervals.
The weather on Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times over scattered areas of the country, with a chance of light to moderate rainfall in general and heavy at times over some areas especially northern, eastern, and southern areas.
The Western areas of the UAE will be affected by fresh to strong at times North-westerly winds.
From Thursday at noon, temperatures will decrease, and the amount of clouds will gradually decrease by Thursday night.
On Friday in the UAE, clouds will appear over some Eastern areas and may be convective with a chance of rainfall during the daytime.
Wind will be light South-easterly gradually becoming North-westerly on Thursday at noon moderate to fresh and strong especially over the sea and with clouds, causing blowing dust and sand.
The sea will be moderate becoming rough to very rough at times on Thursday in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate and rough by Thursday night in Oman Sea.
