It's raining in Dubai and Twitter is abuzz with reactions about the unusual torrents for this time of year.

MMM, a Tunisian blogger who works in Dubai, remarks:

Omar F Kassim can't hide his excitement:

while Ash Chagla declares:

And what's so special about the rain? TeeJayGee69 explains:

Josephine Lake is excited and looking forward to no school tomorrow:

Parky London has other worries on his mind and tweets:

Meanwhile, mmgoon reports there is no television:

and Ryan Harrison complains about driving standards:

Our last tweet is from Mister Aedan, who notes:

Sadly, even if he were to get great photographs, uploading them to Flickr and sharing them with friends would be a problem as the service is censored in the UAE.