• A pupil with an umbrella on Tuesday morning in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    A pupil with an umbrella on Tuesday morning in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • It was mostly overcast across Abu Dhabi. Delores Johnson / The National
    It was mostly overcast across Abu Dhabi. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Women brave the rain in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Women brave the rain in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A man walks through the rain. Pawan Singh / The National
    A man walks through the rain. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A man walks through the haze in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National
    A man walks through the haze in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Tourists and Dubai shoppers cross the wet bridge connecting Dubai Mall and Souq Al Bahar after brief showers on Sunday. Victor Besa for The National
    Tourists and Dubai shoppers cross the wet bridge connecting Dubai Mall and Souq Al Bahar after brief showers on Sunday. Victor Besa for The National
  • Tourists and Dubai shoppers shield themselves from the rain at the bridge between Dubai Mall and Souq Al Bahar on Sunday. Victor Besa for The National
    Tourists and Dubai shoppers shield themselves from the rain at the bridge between Dubai Mall and Souq Al Bahar on Sunday. Victor Besa for The National
  • A ray of sunlight hits a wadi outside Kalba as heavy storm clouds gather over Fujairah on Monday. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A ray of sunlight hits a wadi outside Kalba as heavy storm clouds gather over Fujairah on Monday. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Grey skies spread a blanket over the Abu Dhabi skyline on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National
    Grey skies spread a blanket over the Abu Dhabi skyline on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National
  • A lifeguard keeps a watchful eye on a gloomy day at Jumeirah beach on Monday. Victor Besa for The National
    A lifeguard keeps a watchful eye on a gloomy day at Jumeirah beach on Monday. Victor Besa for The National
  • Heavy storm clouds gather over the ocean in Fujairah on Monday, but no rain falls as two girls watch the waves. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Heavy storm clouds gather over the ocean in Fujairah on Monday, but no rain falls as two girls watch the waves. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Children play at the jungle gym on a gloomy day at Jumeirah beach on Monday. Victor Besa for The National
    Children play at the jungle gym on a gloomy day at Jumeirah beach on Monday. Victor Besa for The National
  • Grey skies spread a blanket over the Abu Dhabi skyline on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National
    Grey skies spread a blanket over the Abu Dhabi skyline on Monday. Delores Johnson / The National

Rain and haze descends on the UAE this week - in pictures


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Gloomy overcast skies, rain and haze have descended on the UAE this week.