Soaked-up week ahead for Bahrain
Bahrain is expecting heavy downpours and fluctuating weather conditions during next week, says local weather reports.
According to Applied Physics Professor in University of Bahrain and Bahrain Astronomy Society Deputy Chairman Dr Waheeb Al Nasser, the island will be affected by the increasing temperatures of the Pacific Ocean. The expert said that the El Nino periodic oceanic phenomenon had once caused the Bahrain’s heaviest rainfall back in 1997.
“When the ocean’s temperatures increased by 2.8 degrees in 1997, several climate changes were observed by the whole globe, including Bahrain, which witnessed the highest amounts of rainfall (101.6 millimetre) in its history,” Dr Al Nasser explained.
He elaborated further, “The expected rain amounts this month is 3.8 millimetre. But this year’s El Nino phenomenon has raised the ocean’s temperature by 3 degrees.
Fluctuating weather conditions from today
On the other hand, Bahrain Meteorological Directorate (BMD) predicted that “Bahrain is likely to be affected by weather changes starting today and will continue until Thursday midday.”
The Directorate said “unstable weather conditions with chances of slight to medium downpours and heavy deluges in some areas are expected tomorrow and on Wednesday, becoming thundery at times and associated with strong gusts of wind.”
“By Thursday, there will be northwesterly directional winds with a noticeable cold spell as a result of the low atmospheric mass moving from the Mediterranean towards the central part of the Arab Peninsula and the Gulf, causing the climatic disturbances in the region,” a BMD official stated.
The directorate cautioned citizens to take the necessary precautions, especially seafarers.
Meanwhile, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) had issued a warning that the world may experience the El Nino phenomenon, the big climate upheavals in some countries causing heavy rainfall and severe drought some other.
Photo Caption: Dr Waheeb Al Nasser
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