The tropical deep depression over the Arabian Sea currently aimed at coasts of Pakistan and India has been categorised as depression and even could be down scaled as a low pressure system.
The impact of the system is to last for the next two days with rains expected in the governorates of Al Wusta, South Al Sharqiyah and Dhofar.
“Maybe it will linger around the coasts of Pakistan and India for a while and vanish over the sea or gain momentum due to the conditions prevailing there,” said Ahmed al Balushi, Weather Forecaster at Oman Met Office.
According to the weather expert, the system could go stronger because the area where it is located currently has some conditions that could enhance it such as warm sea, low wind shear and good amount of water vapor. He said they would have to analyse the system in the next two days to know further.
“The impact we will experience are medium and high clouds that could bring rain showers in South Al Sharqiyah, Al Wusta and Dhofar. We have been seeing clouds near the coastal areas of Al Wusta that has given moderate to heavy rains. The scenario is expected to last for two days,” said Al Balushi.
The tropical systems are normal but the year 2022 has seen higher frequency in the number of tropical systems that had been developing over the Arabian Sea.
“We have a thermal low pressure that is over the desert that causes high gradient pressure and high wind velocity in the area that is open and has sand,” he explained.
On Sunday the dust rising was at a lower level compared to what was experienced on Saturday.
“On Saturday the dust rising was such a level that it was almost in the grade of a sand storm with low visibility, which was less than 500m,” he added.
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