UAE weather: drop in temperatures across the country

Strong winds and rough sea conditions to continue

Temperatures continue to dip across the country with cloudy conditions near the Dubai Opera on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum boulevard. Leslie Pableo / The National

The dip in temperatures continues across the country with strong winds and rough sea forecast through the week.

Fresh north and south easterly winds with speeds touching 45kph and wave heights between five to eight feet in the Oman sea and Arabian Gulf were forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology.

Temperatures will range from 18°C to 36°C in the interior regions, 21°C to 32°C along the coast and 12°C to 25°C in the mountains.

With the fall in temperature, humidity too comes off the highs of 80 per cent and more in the interior, coastal and mountain areas.

The maximum humidity would range between 55 to 70 per cent across the coast, 40 to 65 per cent in interior regions and between 45 to 65 per cent in the mountains.

Cloudy weather was forecast with highs of 32°C in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, 30°C in Fujairah and a maximum of 33°C in Dubai and Sharjah.