NCM predicts clear weather and rise in temperature on Thursday

Wessam Shawqi, Staff Reporter

On Tuesday, several areas across the UAE experienced fog formation and reduced horizontal visibility for 6.5 hours, from 2:30am to 9:00am, due to the impact of an extended surface low-pressure system accompanied by an upper-level low-pressure system, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

Fog was reported in Al Taweelah, Ghantoot, Khalifa Industrial Zone, Al Jarf, Sih Al Shaib, Ajban, Razeen, Al Khatam, and Arjan in Abu Dhabi, as well as Sweihan in Al Ain, Al Layan, Sih Al Dahal, Al Minhad, and Jebel Ali in Dubai, according to the NCM.

The lowest temperature recorded in the country on Tuesday morning was 9.2°C on Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah at 4:30am and in Rakna in Al Ain at 6:30am.

The NCM predicts that Wednesday's weather will be clear to partly cloudy, with humidity at night and on Thursday morning in some northern areas.

Winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, and occasionally active during the day, with speeds ranging from 10 to 25 kilometres/h, amounting to 35 kilometres/h and the sea will be calm in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

On Thursday, the weather is expected to be clear to partly cloudy, with a rise in temperature and winds will be southeasterly to northeasterly, light to moderate, with speeds ranging from 10 to 20 kilometres/h, amounting to 30 kilometres/h, while the sea will be calm in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Friday's weather is predicted to be clear to partly cloudy, with southeasterly to northeasterly winds which are light to moderate, with speeds ranging from 10 to 20 kilometres/h, amounting to 30 kilometres/h and the sea will be calm in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

For Saturday, the NCM predicts generally clear weather, with clouds appearing in the east during the day and becoming partly cloudy in the west at night. Winds will be southeasterly to northeasterly, light to moderate, and occasionally active, with speeds ranging from 10 to 25 kilometres/h, amounting to 35 kilometres/h and the sea will be calm in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.