Cloudy weather and a fall in temperatures forecast

Temperatures are forecast to fall over the next two days. Fair to partly cloudy weather is expected, with moderate winds and a gradual drop in temperatures, especially over the coast and western areas, said the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology. Humidity is likely to increase at night and in the early morning in internal areas, with the chance of fog. Rough conditions are also expected in the Arabian Gulf, although these will become moderate over the Sea of Oman.

Dams and water channels to be built in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah

Twenty-one dams, water channels and impoundments will be created from next year in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. They will have a capacity estimated at 700,000 cubic metres, the Ministry of Environment and Water said. Sultan Abdullah Alwan, assistant undersecretary for water resources and nature conservation at the ministry, said the dams would be built in Fujairah’s Sakamkam, Al Gissemari, Farfar and Al Basera areas, and in Masafi, RAK. A proposal to build 84 other dams in five phases between next year and 2017, at a cost of Dh600 million, has also been prepared.