Overview
- Heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms swept eastern and inland areas on Monday, October 12, producing muddy runoff, standing hail on roads and visible lightning in places such as Mleiha, Shawkah and Al Ain.
- The National Centre of Meteorology issued a time‑bound flash‑flood alert for some mountainous areas that ran from 3:30pm to 9:00pm on October 12 and has continued to issue safety advisories.
- NCM forecasts show showers persisting through the week with wet weather in Al Ain from Tuesday to Thursday and rain in Fujairah on Tuesday and Wednesday, driven by moist low‑pressure extensions from the Arabian Sea.
- Authorities warned of specific hazards for drivers after runoff flowed across low‑lying routes such as Al Watan Road toward Hatta, and they advised avoiding travel unless necessary and using low‑beam headlights when visibility falls.
- Social and local media videos, collected by weather trackers, corroborated the NCM warnings by showing hail, flowing water in wadis and reduced-visibility gusts, and forecasters say temperatures will remain high but gradually ease as the system moves through.