The UAE is expected to experience light to moderate rainfall this week. It is expected to be occasionally heavy, and is forecast to hit various parts of Abu Dhabi and other emirates from Saturday, December 13, through to Friday, December 19, 2025.
Authorities have urged the public to take precautions and follow official guidance as conditions evolve.
The National Centre of Meteorology said that rainfall is most likely over coastal areas and islands, with showers becoming more frequent and intense toward the end of the period.
In Abu Dhabi city, there is a chance of light to moderate rain at intervals from Saturday through Wednesday, with the likelihood of heavier showers by Thursday and Friday, particularly near the coast and on surrounding islands.
In Al Ain, the forecast calls for a chance of rain mainly towards Thursday and Friday. In the Al Dhafra region, rainfall is similarly predicted at intervals early in the period, with an increased probability of heavier downpours later in the week.
On Sunday, the skies are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy with convective clouds bringing scattered rainfall, especially across coastal and northern areas, and temperatures dipping slightly.
Winds will be light to moderate southeasterly before shifting northwesterly, freshening at times with cloud cover and generating blowing dust, with speeds of 10 to 25 kilometres per hour reaching 45 kilometres per hour.
The Arabian Gulf is forecast to be slight to moderate, becoming rough at times under cloudy conditions, while the Sea of Oman should remain slight to moderate.
For Monday, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will persist, with a chance of showers in some coastal and northern regions. Winds will vary from southeasterly to northeasterly and may freshen to 40 kilometres per hour, with the sea state slight to moderate but becoming rough by night and into Tuesday morning in the Arabian Gulf.
On Tuesday, more widespread convective rainfall is expected, with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds turning northwesterly and strengthening with cloud cover, causing blowing dust and sand.
Winds will be light to moderate southeasterly before shifting northwesterly, freshening at times with cloud cover and generating blowing dust, with speeds of 10 to 25 kilometres per hour reaching 45 kilometres per hour.
The Arabian Gulf is forecast to be slight to moderate, becoming rough at times under cloudy conditions, while the Sea of Oman should remain slight to moderate.
For Monday, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will persist, with a chance of showers in some coastal and northern regions. Winds will vary from southeasterly to northeasterly and may freshen to 40 kilometres per hour, with the sea state slight to moderate but becoming rough by night and into Tuesday morning in the Arabian Gulf.
On Tuesday, more widespread convective rainfall is expected, with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds turning northwesterly and strengthening with cloud cover, causing blowing dust and sand.