UAE weather: Brace for more foggy mornings this week

2021-01-17 11:06:42

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) UAE residents will wake up to more foggy mornings this week , the weather agency has warned.

Following heavy fog that affected visibility all over the UAE on Sunday, the National Centre of Meteorology noted that fog and mist can be expected in the UAE during the next few days.

According to Dr Ahmed Habib from the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the UAE has been experiencing unstable weather conditions over the past few days, leading to foggy weather.

'The fog formation inland is caused by high pressure and temperature radiation from the land due to lower temperatures during the late night and early morning, said Habib.

The agency said weather in the UAE will be fair and partly cloudy till Wednesday with chances of fog formation in the mornings. However, on Thursday and Friday, it will be dusty and partly cloudy with a drop in temperatures.

The weather this week:

Monday

Humid over internal areas by morning with a probability of mist formation. Winds will be light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly, with speed 10 to 20kmph reaching 30kmph.

Tuesday

Humid with a probability of fog or mist formation over some internal and coastal areas by morning. The winds will be light to moderate northwesterly to westerly with speed 10 to 25kmph reaching 35kmph.

Wednesday

Fog or mist formation over some internal and coastal areas by morning. The winds will be light to moderate northwesterly to northeasterly with speed 10 to 20kmph reaching 30kmph.

Thursday

Humid weather with a chance of fog or mist formation. Dusty and partly cloudy at times with a drop in temperatures. Light southwesterly winds, becoming moderate to fresh northwesterly and strong at times.

Friday

Dusty and partly cloudy at times. Moderate to fresh Northwesterly winds and strong at times especially over the sea, causing blowing and suspended dust and sand, with speed 25 - 40kmph, reaching 55kmph over the sea. The sea will be rough to very rough in the Arabian Gulf and rough in the Oman Sea.

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