MUSCAT: Rainfall of various intensities related to energetic winds and hail was reported in a number of governorates, on Tuesday. The Hajar Mountains and surrounding areas witnessed thundershowers inflicting overflow of wadis.
The Wilayat of Al Hamra in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate skilled thundershowers of various depth concentrated within the mountainous areas and the centre of the wilayat. Plenty of villages within the wilayats of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar and Nizwa additionally skilled thundershowers. The Wilayat of Bahla witnessed reasonable to heavy rainfall primarily within the villages of Al Fath and Basya and surrounding areas.
The Wilayat of Ibri in Al Dhahirah Governorate skilled rainfall of various intensities related to hail principally within the villages of Wadi Al Hajar, Al Rassa, Al Duraiz, Al Aridh, and Muqniyat. Rain was additionally reported in Wadi Al Ajam within the Al Hawmaniyah inflicting a number of wadis to overflow. Heavy rains fell within the Wilayat of Yanqul primarily within the areas of Al Shuja and Al Mari and Qumayrah village within the Wilayat of Dhank.
The Wilayat of Mahadha in Al Buraimi Governorate witnessed rainfall of various intensities related to hail significantly in Humaydah and Sharm inflicting flash floods. The Al Dahah space within the north additionally skilled heavy rain and hail.
Gentle rain fell on the Al Sahtan Mountains within the Wilayat of Al Rustaq in Al Batinah South Governorate. Al Wusta Governorate noticed wet climate and rainfall in components of the Wilayat of Haima.
Between August 22 and 24, the Wilayat of Al Hamra recorded the best rainfall quantity with 28 millimetres, the wilayats of Al Buraimi, Ibri and Nizwa reported 19mm of rainfall, the Wilayat of Salalah (14 mm), the Wilayat of Taqah (9mm), the Wilayat of Haima (8mm), the wilayats of Samayil and Dima W’attayeen (7mm), in line with Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Sources.
The figures highlighted the native summer time rainfall exercise, with the best accumulations concentrated in areas affected by convective cloud improvement. In a climate bulletin posted by Oman Meteorology Workplace on Tuesday, it stated thunderstorms and robust downdraft winds are predicted throughout a number of components of the Sultanate of Oman.
