MUSCAT: Heavy rains, accompanied by thundershowers fresh winds, hail, flash floods (wadis) and poor horizontal visibility are currently reported from Governorates of North al Batinah, South al Batinah, Al-Dakhiliyah, Muscat, North Al-Sharqiyah, South Al-Sharqiyah.
There are chances of continuous but isolated rainfall over governorates of Musandam, Al-Dhahira, Al-Wusta and. Dhofar.
With Al Amerat / Bausher Mountain been closed from all directions, motorists have been urged by ROP to take the alternative route through Wadi Adei.
"The weather stations in Al Buraimi, Al Dhahira, Al Dakhylia and North and South al Sharqyia governorates are showing an increase in relative humidity with fog formation and reduction in horizontal visibility to less than 1000 meter," Oman Meteorology said.
On Wednesday, heavy rains and thunderstorms were reported from many parts of the Sultanate including Al Buraimi, Al Dhahirah, and North Al Batinah, South Batinah, Al Dakhiliyah and Muscat.
As most of the traffic signals in Muscat were disrupted due to heavy rains, motorists were urged to be careful while crossing intersections.
A person was reported to be stuck in his vehicle in Amerat on Wednesday, according to PACDA.
The civil defence personnel were placed near wadis to attend to any emergency situation.
Muttrah Souq in Muscat was flooded for the second time in two weeks forcing shops to down shutters and minimise damage.
An official at Oman Meteorology told the Observer that new alerts will be issued as similar conditions will prevail on Thursday.
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According to the Public Authority for Civil Defence (PACDA), three people were rescued in Al Buraimi after their vehicle got stuck in Wadi Hamad.
According to the weather analysis of the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre, a trough of low pressure, located near the south of Iran, will affect the Sultanate till Friday. The weather charts also indicate a relative decrease in temperatures associated with the weather condition.
SCHOOLS CLOSED
The Ministry of Education has suspended classes in public and private schools in the governorates of Muscat, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Al Dakhiliyah and North Sharqiyah on Thursday.
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