Surely you’ve seen and heard the thunderstorms that took place a few days back.

Many residents in the city were a little confused, seeing as we’re now close to the end of May, meaning it’s practically the middle of summer.

But the UAE’s trusty Meteorology Center has already pre-warned residents about this a month back, and it all boils down to…

Yes, cloud seeding was the reason for the spontaneous rain and thunder on Sunday

The National Center of Meteorology announced the reason behind the recent weather

…following several confusion from residents all over the UAE.

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In a tweet summed up by the Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP), the NCMS revealed that it has ‘been active in cloud seeding operations’ due to convective clouds that have been around the UAE.

This most certainly won’t be the last time we can expect sudden rain in the UAE

Since it has also been announced by the NCMS, that these cloud seeding operations will continue throughout the rest of the YEAR.

YES, people.

Get your umbrellas ready; you never know when the rain will drop.

Learn more about why cloud seeding operations take place here.

…or watch exactly how it’s done by checking out this video below.