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UAE weather: Fog reduces visibility; high of 39°C expected in Dubai
NCM issued red and yellow alerts, warning commuters of visibility less than 1,000 metre till 8:30am
- PUBLISHED: Wed 19 Aug 2026, 4:05 PM UPDATED: Thu 20 Aug 2026, 7:11 AM
On Thursday, August 20, skies over the UAE are expected to be fair to partly cloudy, as per the weather forecast shared by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
UAE residents have been waking up to foggy mornings of late. The met department, on Thursday, issued red and yellow alerts, warning commuters of visibility less than 1,000 metre till 8:30am.
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Expect clouds to appear on some eastern regions and they may turn convective by the afternoon. Temperatures are set to drop. The mercury will reach a high of 39°C in Dubai and 41°C in Abu Dhabi. The lowest temperatures in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are expected to be 32°C and 30°C, respectively.
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In a recent interview with Khaleej Times, the NCM's director said conditions in the country will change from August 20, when fresh north-westerly winds are forecast to affect the weather. The change could reduce temperatures by around 4-5°C.
Conditions on Thursday will turn humid by the afternoon and on Friday morningover some coastal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation. Light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly winds will blow, and they will freshen in the west, causing blowing dust, with a speed of 10 – 25kmph, reaching 40 kmph.
The sea will be slight to moderate, becoming rough at times westward in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea.
