Videos released online show hail pelting Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and other areas of the nation.
It's pouring white in the UAE, with inhabitants waking up to strong hailstorms in certain areas. Residents in the UAE were welcomed by thunderstorms and lightning on Monday morning, after heavy rains had lasted all night. Temperatures are forecast to drop significantly throughout the country.
Social media photos and videos uploaded by the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) show hail pelting in Al Ain, the Al Wothba region, Bani Yas in Abu Dhabi, and other regions of the nation. Dar Al Zain's steers are coated with hail, some of which are the size of golf balls.
Social media videos show a sheet of white covering a vast tract of desert in Abu Dhabi.
Storm.ae, the UAE's'storm chasers', has released the following videos:
Despite the fact that the temperature recorded over the country this morning was 7.6°C in Jais Mountain (Ras Al Khaimah), which is several degrees higher than the previously recorded near-freezing temperature of 3.4°C, people in the country are still enjoying the weather and welcoming occurrences such as hail or storms.
Watch the snowy sheet blanket Al Ain (video: NCM):
However, officials across the nation have issued advisories encouraging citizens to stay home and avoid going outside, especially in coastal and wadi regions, during stormy weather.
On Mohammed Bin Rashid Road in Abu Dhabi-Dubai, the speed reduction mechanism has been triggered to 120 kilometers per hour.
Watch lightning strike over Khalifa City:
Abu Dhabi and Dubai Police warned drivers to be cautious during wet weather, recommending them to only go out when absolutely essential. Drivers should avoid flood-prone locations, stay away from power wires and trees, and follow speed restrictions while keeping a safe distance from other cars. Furthermore, they should avoid abrupt braking and slow down when turning to avoid skidding.
As predicted by the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), unstable weather began on Sunday (Feb 11) and continued on Monday with torrential downpours across the nation. Cloudy weather are predicted to linger throughout the day, with convective clouds resulting in varied intensities of rainfall, lightning, and thunder over scattered locations.
Winds are expected to be moderate, ranging from northeasterly to southeasterly at first, but may become fresh and strong intermittently, especially with cloud activity, resulting in blowing dust and sand and reduced horizontal visibility, with speeds reaching 20 to 35 kilometers per hour and occasionally reaching 70 kilometers per hour. The sea conditions in the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea are expected to be severe to extremely rough at times, particularly with cloud cover.
