In pictures: Rain in Dubai today
If we lived in any other country, today’s weather would have been met with a drawn out, yawny morning sigh upon pulling back the curtains.
However, this is the UAE, and rain is something to talk about. Something to celebrate even. Today marks the return back to work for a lot of us, and what better way to usher in the new year and welcome us back than with a light morning drizzle.
Unfortunately for us rain lovers though, the rain is set to be short lived. Weather forecasts are predicting a comfy and sunny 22 degrees tomorrow, with sunny weather continuing throughout the week.
Here’s how the city’s looking this morning…
1. Stormy weather down Jumeirah. Bad for beach-goers, great for surfers.
2. The city slowly disappearing into the sky.
3. A drive-by shot of the Burj engulfed in rain clouds.
Rain in Dubai, what a great start in 2016!! #rain #dubai #burjkhalifa #dubaimall on the way to work A video posted by Ali Reza (@ae_alireza) on
4. Black and white makes every picture better.
5. City streets looking a little soggy.
#beautifulmorning ..first rain of the year.. #dubai.. A photo posted by Rahul (@rahul199026) on
6. SZR under stormy skies.
Rain in #Dubai #DubaiRains #دبي# هذا صباح
A photo posted by Shubhangi Patil (@shubhapatil9) on
7. Even the birds are enjoying the change in the weather.
#cloudy #morning #birds #winter #dubai #sky #towers #skyscraper #morningwalks #dubaimarina #uae #dxb
A photo posted by Fady Youssef (@fadyucf) on
8. DXB International looking sufficiently soaked.
. مطرنا بفضل الله ورحمته . ربي كما افرحت ارضك بالمطر افرح قلوبنا يوم نلقاك بغفران الذنوب .. وكما اسعدتنا بنفحات رحمتك بغيثك ، اسعدنا واحبتنا بنعيم جنتك .. رب فرج همومنا ويسر امورنا وسهل لنا كل درب عسر .. واجعل لنا من كل ضيق مخرجا .. واشفنا واشف جميع مرضى المسلمين يارب . . #dubai #uae #mydubai #myuae #gm A photo posted by @a.a.alnasser on
9. It’s not just rain either!
10. It’s a puddle party outside the Marina.
Not the best day to go swimming I think #Rain #dubai pic.twitter.com/kgwmDI9JAG — Greg Ward (@Gregster7) January 3, 2016
11. Now that’s… that’s a little more than drizzle.
“الوطني للأرصاد”: أمطار غزيرة في #الشارقة الآن. #برق_الإمارات pic.twitter.com/N5Y127StOs
— برق الشارقة (@SHJ_BARQ) January 3, 2016
12. Slippery streets.
What a start of first working day 2016, #rain in #Dubai pic.twitter.com/PqX6iXSdAh
— ✨࿐ᶻᴱˢᴴᴬᴺ࿐✨ (@Shan7KK) January 3, 2016
13. This guy’s windscreen wipers appear to be struggling.
Heavy rain in Dubai ☔ pic.twitter.com/Zfu0m3ubbj
— The Living Effects (@Livinfx) January 3, 2016
14. Like mentioned before. Photos look better in black and white.
Mandatory rain picture when it drizzles in #Dubai pic.twitter.com/XH0V6byeLZ
— Feroz Khan (@zoomnclick) December 26, 2015
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