Dubai: Heavy rain pounded many areas of the UAE, from the outskirts of Sharjah all the way to Fujairah, at times on Sunday and Monday as drizzle fell in desert areas of Dubai.
Masafi received the highest recorded levels of rainfall at 15.6mm as rain clouds brought heavy showers in this town along with Manama, Al Dhaid and Falaj Al Moalla on Sunday night and from noon on Monday until late afternoon, a forecaster from the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology said.
Al Showaib, Mazyad and Hafeet saw moderate to light showers as drizzle reached some interior parts of Dubai, such as Al Faqa.
"It also rained in Dubai but not in the city, only in the desert areas on the way to Fujairah like Al Faqa. The convective clouds never reach the city of Dubai," the forecaster said.
The extension of the Indian monsoon was causing unstable weather in parts of the UAE, where convective clouds form associated with rain and strong windsthe forecaster said. Tuesday was expected to bring more rain as chances of rain clouds developing become higher by afternoon.
Although rainy in some parts, the temperatre in the interior parts of the country on average is expected to be from 45 to 48 degrees Celsius.
Mazinat Zayed recorded the highest temperature for the day on Monday at 48.4 degrees Celsius at 3.15pm.
The Oman Sea is expected to be rough so precautions are advised.
