DUBAI, 27 March 2017: The weather system that has been plaguing the Gulf is forecast to have a last sting on Monday, with BBC and our own weather agency, NCMS, saying there will be thunder, lightening, stormy rains at times and blowing sand.
Lowest temperature will be 8°C in the mountains and highest 36°C in internal areas.
All these are expected to lead to uncertainty for air passengers, difficult conditions for drivers and heavy seas for sailing and fishing enthusiasts.
On Saturday, 15 inbound flights were diverted from Dubai International Airport, DXB, and a number of outbound flights were delayed due to weather conditions, according to the Dubai’s airport operator.
MONDAY: Unstable weather in general. Cloud amount will increase over most areas, associated with rainfall of different intensity over scattered areas.
The instability becoming clear by late night and Tuesday morning with decreasing of cloud amounts gradually.
Moderate to Fresh winds in general and strong at times over the sea, in case of cloud activity. The wind will decrease by late night and Tuesday morning. Sea will be
rough to very rough in cloud activity in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman.
TUESDAY: Cloudy to partly cloudy weather in general, with a chance of some rainfall during daytime.
Moderate winds in general. The relative humidity will increase during night and early morning and maybe mist formation over some internal and western areas. Sea
will be moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.
– By Rajive Singh