Temperatures in the UAE hit a new low. A chilly 1.9℃ was recorded in Ras Al Khaimah's Jebel Jais at 5am this morning, just a day after hitting 2.2℃ on Friday.

The cold weather conditions resulted in frost formation on the mountain, the highest peak in the UAE. Ice crystals were seen on video floating down a water stream and on a car's roof.

At 6.22am this morning, Storm Centre posted a photo that showed the mercury falling to the freezing point of water at 0℃ over the Ras Al Khaimah mountain.

Temperatures in Umm Al Quwain dropped to 8℃ at 6am, as per the emirate's media office, while the Falaj Al Mualla area recorded 7℃.

Yesterday, the country experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, with rain falling in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and four other emirates.

There has been no forecast of rainfall so far today, and fair to partly cloudy skies were expected on Saturday, according to National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).