Weather: Fog blankets parts of UAE, poor visibility warning issued

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Dubai - The maximum temperature during the day is expected to hover around 41 - 45°C.

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Published: Sun 15 Sep 2019, 6:34 AM

Last updated: Sun 15 Sep 2019, 9:19 PM

Fog and mist caused poor visibility in some parts of the UAE in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM).

Fog has been reported over Madinat Zayed in Al Dhafra area and Al Minhad area in Dubai.

In a statement, the NCM said that visibility could be less than 1,000 metres at times over some coastal and inland areas of the country.
Sharing today's weather report, the NCM said: "The weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy in general with temperatures are expected to reach highs of 45°C internally and 41°C on the coastal and islands."
The NCM said the humidity will increase by late night and early morning over some internal and coastal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation.
The wind will be light to moderate and will be southeasterly to northwesterly, with a speed of 16 - 28 km/hr, reaching 36 km/hr at times.

The maximum humidity would be  70 to 95 per cent across coastal, 60 to 95 per cent in interior regions and between 40 to 65 per cent in the mountains.
The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in the Oman Sea.


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