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UAE weather: Red, yellow alerts issued for thick fog as autumn officially begins
Some convective clouds may form eastward and southward by afternoon, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM)
- PUBLISHED: Tue 22 Sept 2026, 5:28 PM UPDATED: Wed 23 Sept 2026, 7:23 AM
UAE skies will be fair to partly cloudy today, as per the weather forecast shared by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), as the nation welcomes Autumn after months of hot summer.
According to astronomical calculations announced by a top official, Autumn will begin at 4.05am on Wednesday, September 23, when the constellations of Gemini, Taurus, Leo, Sirius, Canopus, and Pleiades will shine in the eastern part of the sky at dawn.
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Some convective clouds may form eastward and southward by afternoon. Residents can expect humid condition by night and during the morning hours on Thursday over some western areas with a probability of fog or mist formation.
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The Met also issued red and yellow alerts for thick fog in some coastal and internal areas of the country, with a deterioration in horizontal visibility expected until 8.30am on Wednesday, which may drop even further at times.
As for temperatures, they will reach a high of 39°C, 41°C and 40ºC in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah respectively., while dropping to 31°C, 29°C and 27°C respectively.
Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds will blow 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.
