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Video: Heavy rains lash parts of UAE

Dubai - The NCM has predicted 'partly cloudy and hazy' weather with chances of rain for the next two days.

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Published: Sun 27 May 2018, 5:05 PM

Last updated: Sun 27 May 2018, 9:01 PM

The tropical cyclone Mekunu is descending from the second category to a tropical cyclone of the first category, with no opportunities for direct impact on the UAE, the National Center of Meteorology, NCM, announced.
The cyclone has weakened to CAT 1 after reaching west of Dhofar, Oman, with the continuity of different intensity thundery rainfall, associated with strong winds, the centre added.
The estimated wind speed around the center of the cyclone is between 126 km/h to 144 km/h.

 
Blowing dust will be caused by "light to moderate winds freshening at times".
 
The tropical cyclone will continue moving toward the west - northwest Dhofar associated with heavy rain during the next two days, NCM added.
The hurricane is expected to weaken into a tropical storm within the next 24 hours, with winds speed less than 118 km/hr.
According to the Medium Ranged Forecast from Numerical Weather Predictions, the tropical cyclone will not reach the UAE.
However, the medium and high clouds and the moist air mass may lead to rainy convective cloud formations at times in the eastern and the southern parts of the country associated with fresh winds causing blowing dust or sand, which leads to hazy and partly cloudy to cloudy weather in general.
NCM urged the public to keep following updates, reports and forecasts it issues and to avoid roomers issued by none professional entities.
The NCM has predicted "partly cloudy and hazy" weather with chances of rain for the next two days. "Temperatures tend to decrease slightly, clouds will appear over eastern and southern areas and may develop to convective clouds with rainfall at times," the NCM predicted.

Weather warning

NCM, has advised motorists to take precautions due to poor visibility. In a statement issued, the NCM expected visibility to be to less than 2000 m at sometimes over some eastern and southern areas of the country, especially over the western areas because of convective clouds formation, which may be associated with rainfall and fresh wind causing blowing dust, until 10pm tonight.
 
 
 
reporters@khaleejtimes.com
Light to heavy rain lashed parts of UAE this evening:
 
 
 
 
 
Heavy rains on Dubai-Al Ain road this evening:


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