“Meteorology”: Thermal heating, mountains and humidity are behind the formation of rain clouds
Chances of rain and hail continue today.. and a drop in temperature on Sunday
Chances of rain clouds formation are still favorable today over some eastern and western regions of the country.
Photography: Patrick Castillo
The National Center of Meteorology informed "Emirates Today" that rain and hail will continue to fall in separate areas of the country today, but at lower rates than the past two days, provided that the chances of rain clouds gradually decrease during the two days of tomorrow and the day after.
The center attributed the rainfall and cold to the formation of small and fast-moving clouds during the afternoon periods, due to thermal heating and mountainous areas, in addition to the presence of a shallow air depression, accompanied by a weak air depression in the upper layers of the atmosphere, and air masses loaded with moisture coming from the Arabian Sea and the Sea of Oman. And their meeting with air masses coming from the west, pointing out that these factors combined caused the formation of clouds and rain in short periods not exceeding 20 minutes.
The center stated that the chances of rain clouds forming are still favorable today in some eastern and western regions of the country, but they will be at lower rates than the past two days.
The center expected that today's weather will be fair in general, and low clouds will appear in the morning on the eastern coast, with a chance of some convective rain clouds in the east and south in the afternoon, becoming humid at night until Friday morning, with the possibility of light fog forming on some coastal areas, noting that The wind will be southeasterly to northeasterly, light to moderate in speed, and active at times, causing dust during the day. The sea will be light in waves in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.
The center indicated that the weather tomorrow will become clear in general, and partly cloudy at times in the east, and some convective clouds may appear on the mountains in the afternoon. Southeasterly turns to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, and active at times, causing dust during the day. The sea will be light in waves in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.
He explained that the weather next Saturday will be generally clear, and clouds will appear eastward in the afternoon, becoming humid at night until Sunday morning, with a chance of fog or light fog forming over some coastal and inland areas, while the winds remain southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, active at times. To be dusty, the sea will be light to medium waves in the Arabian Gulf, and light waves in the Sea of Oman.
The center expected that the weather next Sunday will be generally fair, and clouds will appear in the east in the afternoon, while temperatures tend to decrease and become humid at night until Monday morning, with a chance of fog or light fog forming over some coastal and inland areas.
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