Dubai has experienced dusty weather lately. Antonie Robertson/The National
Dubai has experienced dusty weather lately. Antonie Robertson/The National
Dubai has experienced dusty weather lately. Antonie Robertson/The National
Dubai has experienced dusty weather lately. Antonie Robertson/The National

UAE weather: temperatures top 40°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai


Gillian Duncan
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The weekend will be hot and dusty, with temperatures topping 40°C on Saturday.

Moderate to fresh winds will strengthen at times, blowing dust and sand during the day, especially in the west.

Conditions will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and calm in the Sea of Oman.

The weather on Sunday will be similar, with winds blowing dust and sand, especially in the west.

The mercury will hit 39°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The National Centre of Meteorology said the current run of breezy weather is predicted to last until at least Wednesday, as fresh winds whip up dust and sand.

Monday will be partly cloudy and dusty at times, especially in the north and east. Temperatures will reach 41°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

On Tuesday it will again be hot and dusty, hitting 40°C in Abu Dhabi and 39°C in Dubai.

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SERIE A FIXTURES

Saturday Benevento v Atalanta (2pm), Genoa v Bologna (5pm), AC Milan v Torino (7.45pm)

Sunday Roma v Inter Milan (3.30pm), Udinese v Napoli, Hellas Verona v Crotone, Parma v Lazio (2pm), Fiorentina v Cagliari (9pm), Juventus v Sassuolo (11.45pm)

Monday Spezia v Sampdoria (11.45pm)

Abu Dhabi traffic facts

Drivers in Abu Dhabi spend 10 per cent longer in congested conditions than they would on a free-flowing road

The highest volume of traffic on the roads is found between 7am and 8am on a Sunday.

Travelling before 7am on a Sunday could save up to four hours per year on a 30-minute commute.

The day was the least congestion in Abu Dhabi in 2019 was Tuesday, August 13.

The highest levels of traffic were found on Sunday, November 10.

Drivers in Abu Dhabi lost 41 hours spent in traffic jams in rush hour during 2019

 

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