Raining and Floods in Yemen

 What you get is rainy seasons, maybe 1-2 each year. It will rain a lot in say a one-two week period and there might be flooding perhaps and then we go months without rain. It typically rains just before or after Asr when it rains, so it makes for great planning most of the time. [...]

Temperature in Yemen

 
It gets cold at night and in the early morning. Then by like 9 am (or sometimes before), it is HOT and stays that way until maybe shortly before Asr.
 
“The climate of Yemen is considered to be mostly desert. The hot and humid west coast contrasts the temperate regions in the western mountains which are [...]

Sand/Dust Storms

 
Dust Storms Expected in Coming Weeks (March 4, 2009) Yemen Times
“The dust storm that swept the country three days ago finally started clearing up yesterday. The visibility will remain poor for a few weeks throughout Yemen according to the General Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority.
Similar storms are expected over the coming weeks during the seasonal [...]

Flash Flooding

The rainy season is here and yesterday we had some flash flooding. Flash flooding is very common in Yemen:

Flash floods devastate Yemen (2008) BBC video
Flash floods hit Yemen (2008) BBC video
 Flash Floods ‘Cause Havoc’ in Yemen
 A video we captured about a year and a half ago  while riding home(August 2007)

 My boys go out and run a lot [...]

Tracking the Rain

Well, on April 1, we got our first rain for the new Gregorian year. I thought’d be interesting for us to track just how much it rains here, which is not a lot. There are about 1-2 rainy seasons per year where it will rain for days and then no rain to be seen for [...]