Will It Rain Again in The UAE Next Week? NCM Forecasts More Showers
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Will It Rain Again in The UAE Next Week? NCM Forecasts More Showers

by Riva Batra

Recent forecast shows a chance of more wet weather in the coming days

For anyone who has been on the fence about investing in a pair of Chanel wellies, the past few weeks should be enough proof that you’ll get your wear out of them here in the UAE.

The announcement for more rainfall expected in the UAE comes just days after stormy skies brought in record-breaking thunder, rain, and hail on April 16.

Yesterday evening the UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) put out a weather forecast on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for the coming few days with light to moderate rain showers on April 23.

Accompanied with partially cloudy skies, the rainfall may turn heavy in some areas and coastal areas are expected to experience a drop in temperatures.

Wind speeds are forecasted to reach up to 40 km/h next Tuesday, blowing dust along the way. However, humid weather and light fog is expected in the days leading up to next week’s showers, with a probability of slight rain on Monday night, April 22.

As the UAE Ministry of Interiors officially declared the end of this week’s extreme weather conditions on April 17, it’s safe to say that next week’s showers are not an extension of the recent unprecedented weather.

Heaviest Rain in The UAE in 75 Years: New Record Set

Stormy weather with thunder, rain, and hail hit the UAE in the early hours of Tuesday, April 16 with long-term residents of the country wondering if the showers were unprecedented. 

UAE authorities confirmed that the downpours from late Monday through Tuesday night were the heaviest in 75 years, surpassing any recorded precipitation since data collection began in 1949.

The weather bureau recorded the highest rainfall in the Khatm Al Shakla area in Al Ain, reaching 254 mm in less than 24 hrs. 

The Emirates encountered numerous challenges due to the severe weather conditions, yet officials and citizens united to prioritise the safety of everyone.

Unstable weather conditions impacted the country from Monday due to an extension of a “low surface pressure”, the NCM reported. Two waves of unstable weather moved across the country on Tuesday.

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