Sunday 10 / August / 2025
Muscat: Oman’s Dhofar, Al Wusta and South Sharqiyah governorates received rainfall over the weekend, while other parts of the country enjoyed cloudy weather and lower temperatures.
The rain was caused due to a low-pressure formation off the Dhofari coastline. A statement from the Directorate of Meteorology at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation said on Saturday, “The coastal areas of the central governorates of Al Wusta and the Dhofar region witnessed varying precipitation. The chances of rain will continue during the coming hours to include the southeast and the interior of the central Dhofar governorate.
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“The aerial pictures show the continuation of the flow of activity caused by clouds, with there being chances of separate showers and occasional thunderstorms in the governorates of Al Wusta, Dhofar and South Sharqiyah during the coming hours,” added PACA.
PACA had, on December 27, predicted rainfall, accompanied by strong winds and water-filled wadis, over the next two days. On Friday, in its daily forecast, the organisation said, “The flow of clouds continues with sporadic rains over the governorates of Al Wusta, Dhofar and South Al Sharqiyah.
The chances of sporadic rainfall of varying abundance will increase during the evening hours, over the next two days.”
“The weather continues to remain cloudy to partially cloudy over the governorates of Dhofar, Al Wusta and South Al Sharqiyah, with chances of rain, sometimes thunderstorm, accompanied by active winds and running wadis during the next two days,” added PACA.
The highest temperature recorded in Oman on December 27 was Taqah in the Dhofar Governorate, with a peak of 30.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Salalah (29.5 degrees), Sadah (28.1 degrees), Shalim (27.7 degrees), Qarn Al Alam (27.7 degrees) and Maqshin (27.3 degrees). Saiq plateau continued to record the lowest temperature in the country, at just 6.8 degrees, followed by Sunaynah in the Buraimi Governorate (11.4 degrees), Dhank in Ad Dhahirah (11.8 degrees), Mhadha (11.9 degrees) and Nizwa, the capital of the Dakhiliyah Governorate (13.7 degrees).
