Dubai: Hailstones and heavy rainfall showered down over Maleha and Khorfakkan, in Sharjah, on Friday evening. Surrounding eastern regions of the UAE saw cloudy weather.

On Thursday, Esraa Alnaqbi, a weather forecaster at NCM, explained: "As clouds move towards the east of the country, they are interrupted by the mountains in Khorfakkan and surrounding regions. Along with this, a low pressure system in this part of the country is causing rain to freeze and fall as hailstones."

UAE authorities have issued warnings, asking residents to keep away from low-lying areas that are prone to flash floods, especially in the eastern parts of the country.

While temperatures will continue to be stable on Saturday, an increase in temperatures is expected on Sunday, the NCM official confirmed.