UAE weather: High humidity and strong winds over the weekend


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High humidity leading to fog formation, especially in the north, is expected from Thursday to Monday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology.

Strong winds causing blowing dust are also forecast during the upcoming days and could reach 45kph over the coastal areas and 35kph over internal areas while it could reach 38kph in the mountains​.

Humidity levels will increase to 90 per cent in coastal areas, and will hover between 60 and 85 per cent inland, and between 40 and 60 per cent in the mountains.

Skies are expected to be fair to partly cloudy with an increase in temperatures on Saturday.

In the capital and Dubai, temperatures are expected to range between 28°C and 41°C. Further inland temperatures will dip at 24°C and peak at 41°C. A range of 20°C to 34°C is forecast in the mountains.

On Thursday, seas will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf becoming very rough on Sunday afternoon while the Sea of Oman will be slight to moderate in general.

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