Bad news folks! Fog, haze here to stay in the UAE

Dubai - On Sunday, the NCMS warned against fog formations occurring over Western and Northern areas of the country.

UAE residents can expect several more days of fog and haze, according to forecasters from the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology.
On Sunday, the NCMS warned against fog formations occurring over Western and Northern areas of the country, with obscured visibility at times.
It also reported fog over Al Maliha, Al Madam, Al Suyoh, Umm Al Quwain, Al Awir, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Abu Al Abiad, and Madinat Zayed, and noted that fog and mist reduced visibility to less than 1,000 metres in some coastal and internal areas of the country, particularly in the west.
In Liwa, visibility was reduced to just 400 metres, the NCMS added. Dr. Adel Habib, meteorologist at NCMS, said fog is expected to continue throughout the next few days with lesser intensity, especially in the Western parts of the UAE during the early mornings. No prominent change of temperature will be witnessed with 48 degrees predicted in internal places across the country and 39-44 degrees in coastal areas.
Habib added that with the approach towards the end of summer, expected to be on September 21, temperatures will decrease gradually, which results in an increase in humidity.
With humidity increase, fog formations are possible, he said. Convective clouds will be expected to form in the Eastern parts of the country given the Indian monsoon that drags vapour from Oman seas and is enhanced with the presence of mountains in these areas. With convective clouds, rainfall might occur towards the last quarter of summer.
Flight delays, disruptions
A number of arriving flights were shown on the Sharjah Airport website as having delays, in some cases of over an hour. Among the affected flights were Air Arabia flights from Oman, Pakistan, Armenia, Iran and Egypt. By midday, operations at the airport returned to normal.
"My wife who was supposed to land this morning in Sharjah, called from Al Ain Airport to say planes are being diverted to other airports because of fog. The info board in Sharjah says "estimated" against all flights, which means so many flights have been affected," a UAE resident told Khaleej Times.
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