Muscat receives more rain; weather conditions expected to continue

Muscat: Muscat Governorate continues to receive more rain which is expected to last until Thursday morning. The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) has called on everyone to exercise caution.

The effect of the air pressure continues on a number of governorates of the Sultanate of Oman until Thursday morning, according to what the latest weather maps and analysis of the National Centre for Early Warning of Multiple Hazards indicated.

The air situations in the governorates of Musandam, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Al Buraimi, Al Dakhiliyah, Muscat, Al Dhahirah, North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah are affected by the depression. It is expected that these areas will witness sporadic rains of varying intensity, as they are sometimes thunderstorms and lead to the flow of valleys and reefs.

Aerial photos show condensation of rain clouds over the Governorate of Muscat with rain of varying intensity expected in the wilayats of Seeb, Bausher, Muttrah and Al Amerat during the next few hours.

The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) noted continued rains of varying intensity in separate areas in Muscat Governorate, and the authority called on everyone to exercise caution and not to risk crossing valleys and water bodies, and to strictly adhere to warnings and instructions in order to preserve the safety of life and property.