Muscat: Rains, thunder, lightning and heavy winds lashed a number of governorates of the Sultanate of Oman on the new year eve on Friday under the influence of low pressure Al Azm.
The low pressure impact is expected to last until next week with light to medium rainfall. In Muscat Governorate, rains flooded many roads slowing the traffic.
“The activity of convective rain clouds continues over the governorates of Musandam, Al Buraimi and North Al Batinah, with rainfall of varying intensity in parts of the Governorate of Muscat.
Cloud formation continues on the Al Hajar Mountains and adjacent areas, with the flow of high and medium clouds over most of the Sultanate’s governorates,”
the Directorate General of Meteorology said.
The Civil Aviation Authority predicted heavy thundershowers and rainfall amounts up to 30-80 mm over some areas. The thundershowers will be accompanied with fresh winds, hail precipitation and flash floods in the governorates of Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahirah, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah.
Al Jabal Al Akhdhar witnessed continuous light rains and fog which reduced visibility in many parts of the Nibhayat. The wadis in the Wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Ali also overflowed due to the rains.
The Al Dhahirah Governorate witnessed rains ranging from medium to heavy rains in many of its towns and villages.
A number of villages in the Wilayat of Saham also witnessed rainfall that ranged between light and medium. It was preceded by a dust wave that was fanned by winds.
Among the wilayats, Ibra received the largest amount of rainfall during the past two days, amounting to 46 mm followed by Liwa 30 mm Al Khabourah 14 mm and Nakhl 10 mm. Bahla, Al Awabi, Suhar received less than 10mm.
