Unstable weather continues in the UAE even after the weekend, which witnessed scattered rainfall.
Residents of Dubai and Sharjah wok up to a shiny but 'cold' morning on Sunday - with temperatures forecast to fall to 18 degrees Celcius in some areas.
According to a report on the National Centre of Meterology and Seismology website, the Emirates will receive scattered rainfall from time to time and the cloud cover will increase .
Winds will be moderate, kicking up dust. This is expected to redice visibility in some areas.
Therefore, motorists are advised to cruise through cautiously.
Meanwhile, even on Saturday, temperatures reduced slightly with the maximum of only 32 degree Celcius in internal areas a minimum of 17 degrees in some mountainous areas.
Humidity is expected to be about 90 per cent.
Meanwhile, the weather bureau forecasts slight rains even on Monday in parts of the UAE.
Heavy rains expected to last for days in Saudi Arabia
The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) of Saudi Arabia has warned that heavy rainfall is likely to continue on the Kingdom for several days.
PME is monitoring the weather conditions all over the country through 40 branches working round the clock, a PME spokesman said in a statement.
More than 700 search-and-rescue teams equipped with boats and diving gear were deployed in all areas expected to see torrents or water pooling, the spokesperson for the Saudi Civil Defense, Colonel Abdullah al-Harithi, said In the past twenty four hours, the teams responded to more than 10735 reports on cars stranded in flooded tunnels and on short circuit incidents, most of which in Riyadh province where classes were suspended today at schools, he added.
No deaths were reported due to the incidents or to the collapse of old buildings in some villages, the spokesperson stressed. (WAM)
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