Eid Al Adha 2025: Rains hit some parts of UAE as residents celebrate start of holiday
As residents of the UAE celebrate the beginning of the Eid holiday, they were greeted with a welcome break from the rising heat, as rain showers swept across various parts of the country on Friday, June 6.
Storm Centre shared several videos capturing the rainfall in Khor Fakkan. In one clip, raindrops were seen obstructing the view through a car's windshield, while another showed drizzle falling gently over the city, as dark clouds gathered ominously overhead.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) had earlier forecasted that certain regions would experience rain during the holiday weekend.
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The hot and humid conditions have left many hoping for a temporary reprieve from the sweltering weather.
The NCM also recorded the lowest temperature of the day at 5.45am, a cool 16.6°C — offering a brief but much-needed reprieve from the usual heat.
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Apart from celebrating the blessed occasion of Eid Al Adha, residents in some parts of the UAE enjoyed a bit of rain on Friday, June 6. And there is more good news in store as residents continue the celebrations into the long weekend. There could be more respite from the rising heat, with the met department predicting for more rain on Saturday, June 7, in its latest weather bulletin. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said that there will be fair to partly cloudy skies at times, with a chance of some convective cloud formation associated with rainfall eastward and northward. Conditions will get humid by night and Sunday morning over some coastal and internal areas with a probability of fog or mist formation. NCM added that there will be light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds, freshening at times with a speed of 10kmph and 25kmph, reaching 40kmph. The sea conditions will be slight in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in Oman Sea. Temperatures in Abu Dhabi are likely to see a high of 36°C and a low of 27°C, while in Dubai, it will be 27°C with a low of 27°C. Sharjah will witness a high of 39°C and a low of 26°C.
