Latest: What causes the UAE's sandstorms and are they dangerous?
Forecasters are warning of sandstorms which could hit large areas of the UAE on Monday.
Gusts of up to 55 kilometres an hour will kick up dust and sand, reducing visibility to less than 2km at times.
Everywhere except the far eastern corner of the country will be affected, according to the National Centre for Meteorology.
The warning is in place from 8am on Monday up until 6pm.
There will also be rain of “different intensities” that may be thundery at times over scattered areas.
South-easterly to north-easterly winds will be strongest over the sea. The Oman Sea will be rough, while the Arabian Sea will rough to very rough.
Temperatures will reach a high of 34°C in Abu Dhabi, 33°C in Al Ain, 32°C in Dubai and 31°C in Sharjah.
The Emirates have experienced an extended spell of unsettled weather with thunder and rain during the weekend, as well as a sandstorm.
Sunday was another day of reduced visibility as the climate enters the transition phase between winter and summer.
There was also the rare sight of hailstones in Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain on Sunday morning.
Hail occurs when strong currents of rising air, otherwise known as updrafts, carry droplets of water up high enough to freeze, as the higher you go, the colder it gets. And the stronger an updraft, the larger a hailstone can grow.
Updrafts can be caused by the sun heating the ground, which causes the surrounding air to rise, creating the perfect conditions for hail, even in the hot UAE desert.
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SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
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The Sand Castle
Director: Matty Brown
Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea
Rating: 2.5/5
