Hot Ramadan weather forecast for UAE, mercury to go up to 49°C

Ramadan this year comes in the last quarter of April and extends to the third quarter of May. A report by the National Center of Meteorology, NCM, said this period is considered within the first transitional period (spring) between the winter and summer seasons.

Expected that the weather on most days of Ramadan will be relatively hot to hot during the daytime in the interior region, with mild temperatures on the mountainous hills, and generally moderate temperatures over the country during the night.

Through the climatic trend for this period, the average maximum temperature ranges between 35 and 40°C and the highest maximum temperatures reach approximately 49°C in the interior regions in the afternoon period.

While the average minimum temperature ranges between 23 and 26°C, and the lowest minimum temperature reaches approximately 9°C in some mountainous or inland regions in the early morning hours.

The highest amount of rains recorded in this period during recent years has been 124.2 mm in Al Quaa in 2013. The humidity slightly decreases in the air during this period, especially in the last quarter of it, although the possibility of fog and mist remains based on limited areas and for a limited period during the morning hours.

Where the average maximum relative humidity ranges between 64% to 78% during the night and early morning periods. While the mean minimum relative humidity ranges between 14% to 27% during the afternoon and day time.

Prevailing winds in the night and morning will be southeasterly winds, and in the afternoon and evening periods will be northwesterly winds (the sea breeze and land breeze), and the winds will sometimes be active or strong with the deepening of the pressure systems and with the accumulation of clouds, which leads to blowing dust and sand.

The total hours from the dawn to sunset at the beginning of the month reaches 14 hours and 16 minutes at the beginning of the period, and increases gradually with the advancement of the days of Ramadan until they reach 14 hours and approximately 57 minutes at the end of the month.