Heavy Rains Expected in Northern Governorates

Merge 104.8  |  09 January 2023

The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Center issued a new weather update, saying that heavy rain and occasional thundershowers will likely affect the northern governorates from Tuesday until Thursday.

 The expected impact includes isolated rainfall of between 10 to 60 mm, the overflowing of wadies, fresh downdraft winds with a speed of up to 45 km/h, and moderate to rough waves with a height of between 2-3 metres.

The weather conditions are expected to start in Musandam, North Al Batinah and Al Buraimi, and then gradually extend to cover South Al Batinah, Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, and South Al Sharqiyah.