Hazy and windy conditions are set to continue until Saturday afternoon with the cloud cover increasing in the eastern and northern areas as well as the Islands.
Winds could kick up dust and sand over exposed areas. There will also be rough seas with waves reaching heights of up to seven feet in the Arabian Gulf, the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM) said on Saturday.
Humidity levels are to rise by evening and in the morning over coastal areas with maximum humidity on the coast forecast to touch highs of 80 per cent.
The sea is set to be moderate to rough at times in the Arabian Gulf and moderate in Oman Sea, the NCM predicted.
Temperatures will range from 38°C to 16°C across the country.
The lowest temperature recorded over the country today morning was 19°C in Hamim at 6:30am.
Essentials
The flights
Whether you trek after mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda or the Congo, the most convenient international airport is in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. There are direct flights from Dubai a couple of days a week with RwandAir. Otherwise, an indirect route is available via Nairobi with Kenya Airways. Flydubai flies to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, via Entebbe in Uganda. Expect to pay from US$350 (Dh1,286) return, including taxes.
The tours
Superb ape-watching tours that take in all three gorilla countries mentioned above are run by Natural World Safaris. In September, the company will be operating a unique Ugandan ape safari guided by well-known primatologist Ben Garrod.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, local operator Kivu Travel can organise pretty much any kind of safari throughout the Virunga National Park and elsewhere in eastern Congo.
