UAE weather: Temperatures to reach 45ºC; light to moderate winds to blow

Mercury is set to rise to 42ºC in Abu Dhabi and 40ºC in Dubai on Thursday

  • PUBLISHED: Wed 6 May 2026, 8:03 PM UPDATED: Thu 7 May 2026, 7:16 AM

The day on Thursday, May 7, will be fair in general and partly cloudy at times, the National Centre of Meteorology has said.

Light to moderate Northwesterly becoming Southeasterly winds will blow, at a speed of 10-25kmph, reaching 35 kmph.

Temperatures could be as high as 45ºC in the country. Mercury is set to rise to 42ºC in Abu Dhabi and 40ºC in Dubai. 

However, temperatures could be as low as 26ºC in Abu Dhabi and 28ºC in Dubai and 21ºC in mountainous regions. Sharjah temperatures will range between 24ºC and 41ºC on Thursday.

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Conditions at sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea.