UAE weather: Red alert issued for fog; Dubai temperatures to hit 45°C

Expect humid conditions by night and during the morning hours on Tuesday over some coastal and internal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation

PUBLISHED: Sun 20 Sept 2026, 5:29 PM UPDATED: Mon 21 Sept 2026, 7:16 AM

By:
Khaleej Times Staff

As residents prepare for a new working week and children head back to school, the UAE is set to experience fair to partly cloudy weather on Monday, September 21, 2026, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

Clouds are expected to develop over eastern areas and could become convective in the afternoon. NCM issued a red alert for fog from 4am to 8am.

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Temperatures nationwide will range between 25°C and 45°C. In Dubai, the highest temperature is 45°C and the lowest is 31°C, while in Abu Dhabi the mercury may rise to 44°C and dip to touch a low of 28°C. In Sharjah the highest temperature is 44°C and the lowest is 25°C.

Expect humid conditions by night and during the morning hours on Tuesday over some coastal and internal areas with a chance of fog or mist formation.

On Monday, light to moderate southeasterly to southeasterly winds will be and become freshening at times with a speed of 10-20km/hr, reaching 35 km/hr.

The sea will be slight in the Arabian Gulf and in the Oman Sea.