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UAE weather: Red alert issued for fog; temperatures to dip to 20ºC
Conditions are likely to get humid by night and Saturday morning over some coastal and internal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation
- PUBLISHED: Thu 2 Oct 2025, 5:28 PM UPDATED: Fri 3 Oct 2025, 7:21 AM
The UAE's weather department issued a red alert for fog on Friday, October 3; motorists can expect a drop in visibility, dipping further at times. A yellow alert was also issued for fog in some other areas. Both alerts are active till 9am today.
The weather today is expected to be fair in general, according to a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
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Conditions are likely to get humid by night and Saturday morning over some coastal and internal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation.
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Light to moderate northwesterly to northeasterly winds are set to blow, freshening at times during daytime, with a speed of 10-25 km/hr, reaching 35 km/hr.
The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea.
Temperatures are expected to rise to a high of 43ºC in some areas of the UAE and dip to a low of 20ºC in other regions. Dubai will witness highs of 35ºC and lows of 27ºC. Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, will see mercury reach to 38ºC and dip to 28ºC.
