Home GCC Weather alert: Convective cloud activity, rainfall warning for parts of UAE The UAE’s weather agency has issued a yellow alert for parts of the country by Gulf Business March 26, 2024 Image credit: SPA The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a warning of possible convective cloud activity along with rainfall over coastal and western areas of the country. The alert is in place for Tuesday, March 26 from 08:45 am onwards until 8 pm in the evening. A chance of convective clouds formation associated with rainfall over Coastal and Western areas and fresh wind especially with cloud activities, reaching 50 Km/hr from 08:45 Tuesday 26/03/2024 until 20:00 Tuesday 26/03/2024. pic.twitter.com/2VYaOK9dKU — المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) March 26, 2024 The rain forecast follows days of cloudy, windy weather due to a low pressure system in place over the weekend. Rough seas and rain The weather authority also warned of extremely rough seas with waves reaching up to 9 feet in the Arabian Gulf. Strong Northwesterly winds, reaching 50 Km/h and very rough sea at times in the Arabian Gulf with wave height reaching 9 FT from 03:30 Tuesday 26/03/2024 until 20:00 Wednesday 27/03/2024. pic.twitter.com/wIO1FjeVEc — المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) March 25, 2024 Read: Key cloud-seeding project kicks-off in Abu Dhabi Tags convective clouds NCM rain UAE You might also like Beyond the horizon: How to future-proof the legacy of UAE family businesses Standard Chartered expands private banking team in the UAE UAE finalises pact to boost trade with Eurasian Economic Union UAE set to roll out 15% tax for global corporate giants