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The UAE volition spot rain, gusty southeasterly winds, and cooler temperatures crossed respective regions today/Representative Image
Slight rain, cloudy skies, and gusty winds are expected crossed parts of the UAE today, Wednesday, 17 December, arsenic temperatures dip slightly.The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast overcast skies and intermittent rainfall for today.
Some convective clouds are forming implicit the islands and are expected to widen to parts of the coastal, northern, and eastbound regions.
Yellow alerts person been issued successful areas experiencing caller southeasterly winds, which whitethorn assistance particulate and sand, reducing visibility to beneath 2,000 metres successful immoderate places, peculiarly successful the northbound and east, from aboriginal greeting until precocious afternoon.Winds are expected to stroke from southeast to northeast astatine 15 to 30 km/h, occasionally reaching 50 km/h.
Temperatures crossed the state volition scope betwixt 20ºC and 25ºC successful Abu Dhabi, 21ºC to 26ºC successful Dubai, and 19ºC to 25ºC successful Sharjah. Mountain areas could spot lows of 8ºC, portion interior regions whitethorn emergence to 30ºC. At sea, conditions are forecast to beryllium mean to unsmooth successful the Arabian Gulf and airy to mean successful the Sea of Oman.Looking ahead, the progressive upwind strategy volition proceed to impact the UAE done Friday, 19 December.
Rainfall is expected to intensify from Thursday onwards, starting successful the occidental regions and gradually moving eastwards. Abu Dhabi is apt to spot showers precocious Thursday night, spreading to bluish areas, Al Ain, and the eastbound regions connected Friday. Cloud screen is expected to alteration connected Friday evening, with temperatures dropping noticeably.Residents are advised to enactment alert, travel guidance from section authorities, and instrumentality precautions successful areas affected by beardown winds, dust, and unsmooth oversea conditions. The NCM continues to show the concern intimately and volition supply updates arsenic the upwind develops.
