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UAE weather alert: NCM warns of unstable weather conditions starting Wednesday

The NCEMA said it had held meetings with various departments to ensure preparedness for the oncoming unstable weather conditions

by Marisha Singh

April 30, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of an oncoming unstable weather condition set to hit the UAE from Wednesday, May 1.

The NCM notified of a low pressure system coming in from the Red Sea followed by another low pressure system from the Northwest that will bring heavy rain to most parts of the country.

The weather system will bring moderate to heavy rainfall along with thunder and lightning starting Wednesday. This system would cover most parts of the country on Thursday, May 2.

الحالة الجوية خلال الفترة من الإثنين 29 أبريل إلى السبت 4 مايو 2024 #حالة_جوية #الإمارات #المركز_الوطني_للأرصاد
Weather situation from Monday April 29th to Saturday May 4th 2024 #NCM #UAE pic.twitter.com/RLn5sFU2rG

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) April 29, 2024

The emirate of Abu Dhabi has an extremely high probability of heavy rain along with thunder and lightning on Thursday, May 2. Similar conditions are expected to hit most of Dubai later on Thursday morning.

الحالة الجوية خلال الفترة من الأحد 28 أبريل إلى السبت 4 مايو 2024
Weather situation from Sunday 28 April to Saturday 4 May 2024 pic.twitter.com/Of9DKGCDqH

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) April 28, 2024

News of the expected heavy rain comes as the UAE recovers from stormy weather on April 16, which brought much of the country to a standstill.

NCEMA holds meetings to prepare for unstable weather conditions

The NCEMA said it had held meetings with various departments to ensure preparedness for the oncoming unstable weather conditions.

The Joint Assessment Team led by #NCEMA, is enhancing preparedness for the expected weather conditions pic.twitter.com/RsAKOoYbF0

— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) April 29, 2024

Heavy rain was reported in parts of Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah on Sunday and Monday.

Social media videos shared by the NCM showed heavy rainfall in parts of Ras Al Khaimah while parts of Ajman saw light showers.

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