​Oman weather: Clear skies across Sultanate, rain expected in Dhofar

Energy Wednesday 16/August/2017 10:08 AM
By: Times News Service
​Oman weather: Clear skies across Sultanate, rain expected in Dhofar

Muscat: Cloudy skies are forecast over the coastal areas of Dhofar with occasional rain, while the rest of the Sultanate will experience mainly clear skies, with chances of clouds developing over Al Hajar mountains during the afternoon.

"Chances of low-level clouds or fog is expected over the governorates of Al Sharqiya, Al Wusta and along most of the coastal areas", according to the Public Authority for Civil Aviation.

The temperatures around the Sultanate will vary from 34 degrees in Khasab to 30 in Muscat. Sur, Masirah, and Salalah will be cloudy with temperatures of 31, 28 and 25 respectively.

Sea winds will be light to moderate along the coastal areas. The sea state in the Arabian Sea is expected to be rough compared to the Sea of Oman and Musandam, which is expected to be moderate.