Going by the current weather conditions in Salalah, the city may turn out to be the right choice for holidaymakers during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays. There are chances of pre-monsoon rain in Salalah and adjoining areas before Eid, making the weather conducive during much much-awaited extended weekend along with the Eid holidays.
The current temperature in Salalah is between 32 -34 degrees Celsius with high humidity that ranges between 72 and 90 per cent and even more in some areas. Sporadic rains are already being reported from the mountain villages and people from the plains are visiting them just to have a feel of the ensuing khareef season.
There is no official confirmation about the pre-monsoon rain from the met office, as it is “too early“ for them to predict at this point in time, but for the conventional weather watchers, who go by their intuitions, “the weather condition now is quite conducive to pre-monsoon scattered rains in coming days which will make the weather pleasant for the residents and visitors alike.”
Ahmed al Maashani, who has his house on one of the mountains in Salalah, said, he had been witnessing high temperatures with very high humidity for so many years and as per his intuition, there should be pre-monsoon rain any time making the weather cooler and pleasant.
Commenting on the current hot and humid conditions in Salalah, he said, “Today’s pain is tomorrow’s gain. It happens every year. Hot and humid weather is good for a better monsoon... we are expecting a better khareef season this year.” “It certainly would be better for the visitors if it rains, because most parts of Oman and other GCC countries have temperatures ranging between 44 and 48 degrees Celsius,” he said.
Weather reports from the Oman Met office are closer to Al Maashani’s assumptions. They are suggesting “Chances of advection clouds and isolated rain over parts of Dhofar Governorate coast and there are also chances of low-level cloud or fog patches over parts Dhofar Governorate.”
Officially, the Dhofar khareef season starts on June 21, and most likely the Eid holidays would fall just a week before.
This gives the visitors an opportunity to plan Eid holidays and book necessary itineraries well in advance to avoid rush and price hikes in travel and accommodation facilities.
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