UAE temperature hits 50°C

The temperature in UAE will be hot to very hot in general, partly cloudy and hazy at times, with a chance of convective clouds over some eastern and southern areas by afternoon, associated with some scattered rainfall, the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said.

The highest temperature recorded in UAE was 50°C in Mezaira at 3:00 pm on Friday. The lowest temperature recorded was 23.1 °C in Jais Mountain at 6:15 am.

Winds will be light to moderate in general, freshening at times over some areas, causing blowing dust and sand over some exposed areas.

Relative humidity will increase during night and early morning over some coastal and internal areas, with a chance of fog or mist formation, especially over the western areas.

Winds will veer southeasterly to northeasterly, 15 - 30 Kph, reaching 42 Kph at times during daytime.

The outlook for the next two days is more of the same, hot to very hot, partly cloudy and hazy at times, light to moderate winds freshening at times over some northern areas on Saturday, causing blowing dust and sand and poor horizontal visibility over exposed areas.

Relative humidity will increase during nights and mornings over some coastal and internal area.

Seas will be moderate to rough at times over northern areas on Saturday in the Arabian Gulf, and rough in general in the Sea of Oman.

Source: Khaleej Times