Cloudy and rain is forecast for today in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
Cloudy and rain is forecast for today in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

UAE weather: Rain and cloud



The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of rain.

Winds will be moderate to fresh, causing blowing dust over some exposed areas.

The sea will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in Oman sea.

If you go

The flights

There are direct flights from Dubai to Sofia with FlyDubai (www.flydubai.com) and Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com), from Dh1,164 and Dh822 return including taxes, respectively.

The trip

Plovdiv is 150km from Sofia, with an hourly bus service taking around 2 hours and costing $16 (Dh58). The Rhodopes can be reached from Sofia in between 2-4hours.

The trip was organised by Bulguides (www.bulguides.com), which organises guided trips throughout Bulgaria. Guiding, accommodation, food and transfers from Plovdiv to the mountains and back costs around 170 USD for a four-day, three-night trip.

 

MATCH INFO

England 241-3 (20 ovs)

Malan 130 no, Morgan 91

New Zealand 165 all out (16.5ovs)

Southee 39, Parkinson 4-47

England win by 76 runs

Series level at 2-2

Review: Tomb Raider
Dir: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Walter Goggins
​​​​​​​two stars