Rains predicted in parts of Oman

Muscat: There are chances of rain in the Al Hajar Mountains today. It will be cloudy in the Arabian Sea and this will impact the Sultanate of Oman’s weather. Also, there is a tropical depression developing in the Arabian Sea, 964 km off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman.

The Directorate General of Meteorology said: "The latest satellite images show the positioning of the low pressure area near the coast of India (Gujarat) with chances of it developing in the coming hours into a tropical depression, and the beginning of the flow of high and medium clouds over the atmosphere of the Sultanate of Oman with chances of rain on the Hajar Mountains during noon and evening.”

Oman Meteorology said in the last update: “The tropical situation in the Arabian Sea is developing into a tropical depression, 964 kilometres from the coast of the Sultanate of Oman, and the wind speed around the centre is estimated to be between 17 and 27 knots. It is expected that this will head west towards the coast of Oman during the next two days.”