UAE weather forecasters have explained the likelihood of more rain in parts of the country in coming days.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) issued a weather forecast for the up to Sunday, October 27.
According to the NCM, moist easterly winds from the Oman Sea will affect eastern areas on Wednesday, leading to the formation of local convective clouds over eastern and northern regions. This could result in potential rainfall in the UAE.
UAE rain forecast
On Thursday and Friday, a moist air mass from the Arabian Sea will move towards the UAE, coinciding with a weak low-pressure system in the upper atmosphere and a relatively cold air mass.
This combination is expected to produce convective cloud formation over scattered areas, particularly in the east and west of the UAE, with a chance of light to moderate rain, and potentially heavy rainfall at times.
- Thursday, October 24: Fair to partly cloudy at times, with a chance of some convective cloud formation over some Eastern and Western areas associated with rainfall. Humid by night and Friday morning over some coastal and internal areas. Light to moderate Southeasterly to Northeasterly winds, freshening at times causing blowing dust during daytime, with a speed of 10-25kmph reaching 40kmph. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea
- Friday, October 25: Partly cloudy in general and cloudy at times, with a chance of some convective cloud formation over some Western and Eastern areas associated with rainfall. And temperature decreases. Humid by night and Saturday morning over some coastal and internal areas. Light to moderate Southeasterly becoming Northwesterly winds, freshening at times, with a speed of 10-25kmph reaching 40kmph. The sea will be moderate to rough at times in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea
- Saturday, October 26: Fair to partly cloudy in general. Clouds appear Eastward and Southward by afternoon. Humid by night and Sunday morning over some coastal and internal areas. Light to moderate Southeasterly becoming Northwesterly winds, freshening at times especially over the sea, with a speed of 10-25kmph reaching 40kmph. The sea will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea
- Sunday, October 27: Fair in general and partly cloudy at times. Humid by night and Monday morning over some internal areas. Light to moderate Southwesterly to Northwesterly winds, and fresh to strong at times especially over the sea causing blowing dust, with a speed of 15-25kmph reaching 45kmph. The sea will be rough to very rough in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in Oman Sea