UAE weather: ‘Very hot at times’



DUBAI // Humidity is set to rise at night across the country with temperatures climbing through the day, particularly in inland areas.

The weather would be “very hot at times,” according to the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology, which forecast clouds over eastern areas on Monday and partly cloudy and hazy weather over the next two days.

Humidity would also increase in the morning over the coast with the possibility of mist and fog formation in northern areas.

Conditions at sea will turn rough from Thursday after staying moderate over the next two days in the Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea.

Temperatures will range from 30°C to 41°C along the coast, 24°C to 36°C in the mountains and 25°C to 47°C in the interior regions.

The maximum humidity would be 65 to 85 per cent across coastal regions, between 60 to 80 per cent in internal areas and 30 to 50 per cent in the mountains.

The lowest temperature recorded this morning was 20.7°C in Damtha at 5.30am.​

newsdesk@thenational.ae

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