Dubai: Rain, coupled with thunderbolt and lightning, lashed the UAE overnight on Thursday as forecasters predict the country will continue to experience a weekend with unstable weather.
Cloud-to-ground strike? Lightning streaks across the sky over Burj Khalifa in Dubai on Thursday night @marwuh
Pure energy: Gulf News reader Faraz Ghori took this magnificent shot from his Tecom resident balcony in Dubai early morning on Friday.
Light show: Faraz Ghori captures a powerful lightning above the Dubai skyline early morning on Friday.Light show: Faraz Ghori captures a powerful lightning above the Dubai skyline early morning on Friday.
Blinding light: Rain, coupled with thunderbolt and lightning, continued to light up the skies over the UAE early on Friday morning. @BiorganicStore
Residents welcomed the scattered rains late on Thursday night and early on Friday, which caused flooding in certain low-lying areas.
Forecasters from the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) predict that the unstable weather will continue to bring dusty, cloudy and hazy conditions over the UAE till Saturday.
Overnight rains flooded certain parts of Dubai on Thursday night and early Friday morning. By Arshad Ali / Gulf News
Police urged drivers to be cautious in low visibility and during rain.
Weekend campers are also advised to skip wadis to avoid being washed away by flash floods.
The clouds, though scattered in some areas, are expected to recede gradually from Saturday, according to NCMS.
