UAE weather: High temperatures and dusty conditions

Abu Dhabi and Dubai could reach 40°C on Saturday, before cooler air moves in

Fog engulfed with high humidity in Abu Dhabi. All photo by Rajesh Korde / The National
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The UAE will be hot and humid on Saturday, with dust expected to blow in later in the evening.

Temperatures in Abu Dhabi and Dubai could reach as high as 40°C, before becoming slightly cooler on Sunday.

Conditions will be fair to partly cloudy, forecasters from the National Centre of Meteorology said.

It will be dusty and humid by evening, with  the probability of mist forming over some eastern inland and northern coastal areas.

Winds will be light to moderate, reaching speeds of up to 45 kilometres an hour at times at some coastal areas.

The sea will be moderate, but could become choppy by evening in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea.