Cloudy, humid weather likely today, tomorrow

Mohammed Alaa, Staff Reporter

The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) predicts that the Saturday and Sunday weather will be partially cloudy and humid at night.  The NMC expected some rain on Monday, in the far north and east of the country, with a decrease in temperatures.

On Monday and Tuesday morning the weather will be humid at night in some of the interior areas, with an opportunity to form light fog or fog.

Winds, according to the NMC will be northwesterly, moderate to active, stirring dust on the exposed areas. Its speed will range between 20 and 30 kilometres/h, reaching 42 kilometres/h.  

As for the sea, it will be turbulent at times in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

The centre indicated that Wednesday’s weather will be clear to partly cloudy, sometimes cloudy, and humid on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in some western coastal areas.

Winds on Wednesday will be light, and will blow northwest at a moderate speed, but sometimes active on the sea, with speeds ranging from 20 to 30 up to 40 kilometres/h.

On Wednesday, the sea will be moderate but may sometimes turn  turbulent in the Arabian Gulf, and moderate in the Sea of Oman.

In Jan, the 4th International Rain Enhancement Forum, IREF, organised by the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, UAEREP, under the supervision of National Center of Meteorology, NCM, opened  at Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.

 IREF serves as a global platform to bring together leading international and national experts, researchers, scientists and stakeholders to tackle pressing water and sustainability issues worldwide.

Commenting on the event and its key highlights this year, Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, Director of NCM and President of the Regional Association II (Asia) of the World Meteorological Organisation, WMO, said, “The UAE, under the forward-looking vision of its wise leadership, continues to play an instrumental role in tackling vital global issues affecting millions of lives worldwide, including water resource sustainability.”