UAE weather: Hot, hazy days ahead

The blowing of dust and poor visibility has also been predicted for the day.

Hot to very hot and hazy days have been forecast for the UAE.

According to a tweet by NCM (National Center of Meteorology) in UAE, the cloud cover is also expected to increase over some areas with a chance of rainy/convective clouds formation by afternoon eastward, extending over some internal and southern areas.

dust and poor visibility has also been predicted for the day.

Summer rain and dust storm hit parts of Dubai, Al Ain and the northern emirates while it was hot and humid in the capital on Friday.

Heavy downpour was reported over Al Khawaneej area in Dubai and Habshan Al Dhafrah in Al Ain while light to moderate rain was experienced over Al Awir in Dubai and Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain. There were also light showers over Al Dhahir and Umm Ghafa, east of Al Ain city and rain showers over some parts of Sharjah.

Also in Dubai, rain and windy conditions were experienced in Rashidiya, Mirdif, International City and Dubai Sports City while Deira and Al Ghusais experienced also had moderate rainshower.

Other parts of Dubai that did not experience rain were affected by blowing dust that caused poor visibility to less than 2000 meters in some areas.

In a tweet, the Roads and Transport Authority called upon the motorists "to be cautious while driving in several areas of Dubai due to the strong winds and rain."

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