UAE weather: Chance of rain; Sharjah temperature to dip to 23ºC

With winter in the UAE fast approaching, residents can look forward to cooler, more pleasant weather in the days ahead.

Temperatures in Abu Dhabi today are expected to drop to around 24°C, while Dubai will see lows of 26°C — a welcome change from the scorching 40°C summer highs. Meanwhile in Sharjah, the mercury will dip to a low of 23ºC.

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The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) issued a yellow alert for thick fog, warning residents of a drop in horizontal visibility, which may reduce even further at times over some western coastal and internal areas until 9am on Tuesday, October 28.

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Meanwhile today, the Met forecasts fair to partly cloudy skies on Tuesday, with a chance of rainfall over eastern and southern areas due to convective cloud formation.

It will be humid by night and Wednesday morning over some coastal and internal areas, with a probability of mist formation.

While humidity is expected, November will bring even milder days, with maximum temperatures staying below 30ºC. By December, nighttime temperatures are expected to dip to a cool 15ºC, marking the start of winter, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society and member of the Arab Union for Space Sciences and Astronomy earlier noted.

Winds will be light to moderate, blowing northeasterly to northwesterly at speeds of 10–20kmph, occasionally reaching 35 kmph. The Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea are expected to remain slight.

Khaleej Times Staff

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