UAE weather: Yellow alert for rain issued, dust storms reduce visibility in some areas

The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology has sent out a yellow alert for possible rain in some parts of the country. The met department warned of a chance of convective cloud formation associated with rainfall.

They also warned of fresh to strong winds, causing blowing dust and sand, reducing the horizontal visibility at times with a speed of 45 km/hr over some Eastern and Southern areas from 2:30pm to 10pm on Saturday.

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NCM's weather bulletin had warned of a fair to partly cloudy day. A red alert for fog and a drop in horizontal visibility was issued in the early hours of dawn, active till 9am today in some parts of the country. A yellow alert was also previously issued for fog, active till 8.30am today.

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Light to moderate Southeasterly becoming Northwesterly winds, at a speed of 10–25, reaching 45km/hr, will cause dust and sand to blow, they said.

Temperatures could be as high as 42ºC in the country. Mercury is set to rise to 36ºC in Abu Dhabi and 37ºC in Dubai. 

Temperatures are expected to drop on Saturday as well. They could be as low as 27ºC in Abu Dhabi and 28ºC in Dubai and 22ºC in Razeen. 

Conditions at sea will be slight to moderate and may become rough, especially with clouds in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.

Khaleej Times Staff

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