Relief from the sweltering heat is on the horizon for UAE residents, with forecasters at the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicting a dip in temperatures and additional showers by Thursday.
The forecast follows a scorching Tuesday, when the mercury climbed to 50.3°C — the day’s peak reading nationwide. Two locations in the Al Dhafra region shared that high: Madinat Zayed logged it at 3:15pm, followed by Mezaira’a at 3:30pm, per NCM data.
Even as parts of the country baked, scattered rainfall of differing strengths broke out elsewhere, with Margham in Dubai among the areas that saw precipitation.
For Wednesday, the NCM anticipated skies to turn partly cloudy, with convective cloud buildup possible across eastern and southern zones during the afternoon and the potential for rain to accompany it. Some western areas may see humidity in the morning hours, raising the prospect of fog or light fog.
Winds on Wednesday were expected to blow from the southeast before turning northwesterly, staying light to moderate and occasionally picking up enough to kick up dust. Speeds were pegged between 10 and 25 km/h, with gusts as strong as 40 km/h. Both the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea were forecast to stay slight.
Thursday’s outlook keeps skies clear to partly cloudy, though convective clouds could still gather over eastern areas by afternoon. Coastal zones may experience morning humidity, and light fog remains a possibility.
Wind behavior on Thursday mirrors the pattern of the day before — southeasterly turning northwesterly, light to moderate with occasional stronger spells that stir dust over western areas, and speeds in the same 10 to 25 km/h range topping out near 40 km/h. Sea conditions diverge, however: the Arabian Gulf is set to run light to moderate and may turn rough at times toward the west, while the Oman Sea holds steady at slight.
