Overview
- Heavy rain on Thursday and Friday triggered flooding and travel disruption, with Ras Al Khaimah hardest hit and scores of airline flights cancelled or delayed.
- The National Centre of Meteorology confirmed this winter’s lowest reading of 3.5°C at Jebel Jais around midnight on December 20.
- Sunday’s outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain and a gradual rise in temperatures, with ranges of 12–21°C in Abu Dhabi, 15–22°C in Dubai, and 13–21°C in Sharjah.
- NCM warns of southwesterly to northwesterly winds at 15–25 km/h, gusting to 40 km/h, with periods of blowing dust and seas turning moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and moderate to slight in the Sea of Oman.
- Authorities have urged caution and remote work in affected areas, issued travel and road safety guidance, and reported most public venues and activities back in operation after cleanup.