UAE weather: Temperatures to rise and fall by 10 degrees this week

The UAE is braced for dust storms to start the week with the mercury set to rise in the days ahead

Dubai Creek during dusty and hot weather. Pawan Singh / The National

The UAE is in for a dusty day on Monday, with strong winds and waves of up to three metres in the Arabian Gulf.

Forecasters at The National Centre of Meteorology said north-westerly winds of up to 60 kilometres a hour will also create waves of up to 1.8 metres high in the Oman Sea.

Winds will kick up sand and dust clouds at times over exposed areas.

The temperature will reach 26°C in Abu Dhabi city and Dubai. But conditions will be hotter on the southern border, with temperatures reaching 34°C.

The weather on Tuesday will be similar, and slightly hotter, with highs of 27°C in the cities on the coast. Winds will blow dust and sand at times.

Wednesday will be less dusty and fair in general, with another small jump in temperatures to 29°C.

But that could be the last of the more pleasant temperatures for some time.

There will be a more noticeable increase on Thursday, when the temperature is forecast to hit 35°C in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Temperatures are look set to remain in the mid-to-high 30s for the foreseeable future thereafter.