The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been witnessing some excessive climate situations these days and after devastating downpours that hit Dubai and different emirates on April 16, the nation braces for heavy to average rainfall beginning Wednesday night time.
Heavy thunderstorms lashed UAE earlier this month, dumping greater than a 12 months and a half’s rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in only a few hours resulting in widespread disruption and flooding.
The nation encountered its most substantial rainfall in solely 24 hours between April 15 and 16, since data commenced 75 years in the past.
As per Khaleej Occasions, extra spells of torrential rain are anticipated from tomorrow and it isn’t anticipated to be the identical because the rainfall encountered on April 16.
Citing a climate professional from UAE’s Nationwide Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the publication has reported that the times forward will witness average to heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunder.
Dr Ahmed Habib mentioned that the difficult climate scenario will peak throughout Could 2 and three.
“This is not going to be like final time’s scenario. This can be fully totally different. The UAE will see cloud formation within the south of Abu Dhabi in Al Dhafra space that’ll progressively transfer in the direction of the interior elements like Al Ain space. However Could 3 would be the ‘peak’ of the scenario,” he mentioned.
As per the Met Division forecasts, the climate would possibly enhance over Friday and Saturday when the low strain will transfer progressively in the direction of the south, subsequently reducing the quantity of cloud. Nevertheless, mild to average rain can nonetheless be witnessed throughout this era.
“The affect can even stretch eastward from Abu Dhabi on account of native components. Nevertheless, on Wednesday night time, one other situation will unfold.”
Habib identified that the nation can be impacted by an extension of floor low strain from the Crimson Sea, accompanied by humid southeasterly winds.
“An identical low-pressure extension within the higher environment from the north can even influence the situations.” He elaborated that consequently, clouds will migrate from Saudi Arabia in the direction of the UAE, commencing unstable climate situations ‘late Wednesday night time’.
