UAE weather: Red alert issued for fog as visibility drops

The weather on Thursday, November 20, is expected to be fair to partly cloudy, with low clouds set to appear westward over the sea and islands, as per a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

The NCM issued red and yellow alerts for fog as visibility reduced, with some residents reporting that school buses were delayed.

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Sharjah Police cautioned motorists to pay extra attention on the roads, to leave enough distance between vehicles and to reduce their speed.

Abu Dhabi Police has deployed their speed reduction system on Sweihan Road and Abu Dhabi - Al Ain road. Motorists are advised to pay attention to changing speed limits.

Conditions are likely to get humid by night and Friday morning over some coastal and internal areas.

Light to moderate northeasterly to northwesterly winds are set to blow, fresh westward causing blowing dust at times, with a speed of 10-25 km/hr reaching 40 km/hr.

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The sea will be slight to moderate, and rough westward in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea.

Temperatures are set to dip to a low of 23ºC in Dubai and 18ºC in Sharjah. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi will see a dip to 21ºC.

Khaleej Times Staff

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