UAE weather: Heavy fog warnings issued in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

A red weather alert was issued by authorities due to heavy fog in parts of the UAE, due to poor visibility on Friday morning.

The alert from National Centre of Meteorology was in place until 9am, with speed limits lowered to reduce the chances of accidents in the conditions.

The normally busy road between Abu Dhabi and Dubai had significantly less traffic on Friday morning, with cars crawling along in the heavy fog, while dozens of lorries were parked on the side of the road, waiting for the weather to clear.

The NCM issued red and yellow alerts across the emirates, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai, while authorities also reduced the speed limit to 80kph on main roads.

Heavy fog was reported across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai from the early hours of Friday morning.

"Abu Dhabi Police asks fellow drivers to be careful due to reduced horizontal visibility during fog formation ⁧ ⁩ and calls on them to adhere to the variable speed indicated on the signs and electronic directional boards, with our wishes for your safety," police said on X.

The NCM, in its latest five-day bulletin, said another misty morning was expected on Saturday, but skies are expected to clear in the following days.

Fog in the UAE - in pictures

The UAE was blanketed by dense fog on Monday morning. All pictures by Antonie Robertson / The National

Motorists in Dubai were urged to drive with caution after fog rolled in on Monday morning

The Dubai skyline was engulfed by thick fog

The foggy start to the week came after the Emirates was lashed by heavy rain on Saturday

Fog reduced visibility to less than a kilometre in some areas of Dubai

Visibility was greatly reduced across the country

It was a gloomy start to the day in Dubai

The UAE has experienced unsettled weather in recent days

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