UAE | Thunderstorms likely in large parts of the country over the next 24 hours

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecast team at the &quot;Arab Weather Regional Center&quot; is monitoring the possibility that some areas of the country will be affected during the hours of the night, dawn and morning of Friday, by a state of atmospheric instability, which is expected to cause rain in some areas, and may include most of the main cities and coasts.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the weather forecast team at &quot;Arab Weather&quot;, it is expected that cumulonimbus clouds will gradually begin to multiply starting from the early night hours in the western parts of the country, and the opportunity will gradually become available for showers of rain, the scope of which will gradually expand with the dawn and early morning hours to include parts of the capital, Abu Dhabi.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forecasts also indicate that the chances of thunderstorms will extend during the daylight hours on Friday to include most coastal areas, including Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah, as clouds multiply over these areas and the opportunity for showers of rain is prepared, accompanied by lightning and thunder.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forecasts also indicate that there will be active northwesterly winds with occasional strong gusts over most coastal and inland parts of the country, accompanied by dust and dirt, and God knows best.</p>