Dubai: Twitter has been abuzz with fantastic rain images taken in the UAE and from across the Gulf. Followers of @gulf_news have been tweeting their pictures of rain and wet weather from across the region.
Tweet us the reason you love it when it rains in the UAE, including the hashtag #IloveUAErainbecause and we will retweet the best answers. Here is a selection of our favourite Twitter rain pictures:
@j_ramzan tweets #iloveuaerainbecause it makes me feel I am back home in my Gods own Country #kerala
@abdullahrezin shared this great picture with us, taken in Dubai.
@ster_vik shared the picture above, tweeting '#raining in #dubai, again, seems like it's time to buy an #umbrella finally... my raindrops pic'
@1MR4N87 tweeted this creative panorama view of a cloud-covered Dubai.
@Stassiworld shared 'My contribution to #dubai #rain messages. #Tecom #trygetintoacar'
@crackwit tweeted this picture while 'Wading through the streets outside Mall of Emirates'.
@desigirltravels tweets this arty shot along with the words 'and the #rain continues unabated in #Dhahran #SaudiArabia'
@Mert_Ozden tweeted this great shot and said 'Rain in JLT and Marina viewed through Emirates Golf Club'.
@zubair_chowgale tweeted this image with the hashtag #rains
@GurRayat shared with us a 'Flooded Media City ... Dubai definitely not prepared for such rains'
@IMjeoffery sent us this image taken in #Dubai
@vivekchellath also embraced a creative side with this shot taken in #Bahrain
@Madhu84 tweeted 'Emaar Square in all its glory!' along with this shot.
@ahmedrahbi3 took this picture in Muscat.
@tunlin shared this shot with us along with the tweet 'raining in Abu Dhabi so cool ;)'
@Salwacha tweeted this picture with the hashtags #Dubai, #JBR, #rain