Oman weather: Fog blankets many parts of Salalah

Oman Tuesday 21/June/2016 13:12 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman weather: Fog blankets many parts of Salalah

Muscat: Low lying fog and mist have blanketed many parts of Salalah on the first day of the Khareef season, residents have reported.
“This morning, many parts of Salalah, especially Sarfeet area, were covered by fog,” Bader Ali Al Baddaei, an administrator of www.rthmc.net, a local web-based forum that monitors the weather, told the Times of Oman.
Basil Peter, an official at Salalah Port, said they are happy with the temperatures.
“We are enjoying the pleasant climate here. The temperature will be dipping in the coming days,” Basil added.
According to global weather forecasts, the maximum temperature in Salalah today is 31 degree Celsius and the minimum will be 28 degree Celsius.
“In the coming days the maximum temperature will be 30 degree Celsius and the minimum will be hovering around 26 degree Celsius,” the Weather Underground reported on its website.
In its forecast, Oman meteorology department has also predicted rain in Dhofar region in the coming days.
Meanwhile, hotels and travel agents have already geared up for the Khareef season (monsoon) to lure in visitors.
The number of visitors to the southern governorate during the last monsoon stood at 514,000, with a daily average of more than 5,000 visitors.
Hotels and travel agents have said that Khareef is considered a significant aspect of tourism in Oman as it receives misty rains and has a cooler temperature.