Update: Rain in Muscat, Quriyat, Sohar, Buraimi
Muscat: Rain reported in different parts of the country, including Muscat, on Wednesday afternoon.
Heavy to moderate rain also fell in Rustaq, Buraimi, Sohar and Saham on Wednesday morning bringing down the temperature further.
Seeb, Al Koudh and Mabella received light showers on Wednesday afternoon, according to Badr Al Baddaei, a weather enthusiast in Oman.
The Public Authority for Civil Aviation’s (PACA’s) Meteorology Department had predicted that several areas in northern Oman could receive rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday.
PACA had said there could be a possibility of rain in South Sharqiyah, coastal cities along the Sea of Oman and Al Hajar Mountains because of low pressure.