Hamad Nassar, duty forecaster at the Met Office, said the sea level has risen by 7 to 10 feet since yesterday and the condition will persist between mid-morning and early afternoon of today. “The condition will not be favourable for people who are travelling by sea or those who would want to go fishing,” he said.
Nassar said the Met Office has already issued a warning to all its customers, including hotels, especially with regard to the sea condition.
Dubai skies remained overcast yesterday, specially in the late afternoon. Scattered rains, though, were experienced in various parts of the emirates.
Nassar added that the weather conditions from today till Thursday will be partly cloudy, breezy and cool. “We are not expecting any rain from Tuesday to Thursday although there’s a chance for the emirate to experience light rain on Friday.”
Yesterday’s temperature registered a high of 23 degrees Celsius with the lowest recorded at 19 degrees Celsius last night.
Sources at the Met Office of Ras Al Khaimah International Airport said the temperature fell to 15C and with the high of 22C. Officials at airport said no inbound or outbound flight has been affected by the cloudy weather.
Meanwhile, local Municipalities in different emirates yesterday started pumping water out of the houses and streets flooded by the heavy rains that hit the country over the weekend, restoring some amount of normalcy to the daily life of residents.
The rain spell, which swept through the country the whole day on Saturday, left behind stagnant water pools bringing the traffic flow to a complete halt specially in Sharjah and Ajman. Motorists travelling from Dubai to Sharjah on Saturday evening complained of spending over 4 to 5 hours on the roads. Responding quickly, municipalities started to use suction pumps to drain the accumulated rainwater from the streets.
The situation seemed to be normal in Umm Al Quwain main roads, with some accumulated rainwater covering parts of the sub streets, while cars in parking lots were covered with water up to the tires.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Eisa, head of the Traffic Department (UAQ), stated that despite the heavy rains that hit the Emirate, only a few accidents were recorded without any casualties or injuries.
In Sharjah, the Anjad was put on high alert and stationed on signals and roundabouts to assist the traffic flow. Emergency traffic patrols were also deployed on the roads on Saturday to help remove the cars stuck in the water logged roads and in the muddy areas, a Sharjah police official said, adding, the police patrol made great efforts to move the cars that had broken down due to the heavy water on the streets.
The authorities in Ras Al Khaimah resumed yesterday pumping water from the flooded houses and streets following a large number of complaints from the public seeking help. Teams from the PWD also conducted large-scale operations to dry up pools from streets and public areas.
The heavy rains also affected the electricity connection in some parts of the emirate, disrupting working of some traffic signals in Oman and Al Muntasir streets.