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Mira Al Rashdy, Staff Reporter

UAE residents who have been reeling under searing 40-plus degree heat these days can expect major relief this week. The weather body has forecast a drop in mercury levels and rain for three days starting Tuesday.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has predicted that the weather on Monday will be fair to partly cloudy at times, the clouds appearing over the mountains by the afternoon. The winds will be light to moderate, southwesterly to northwesterly, freshening at times blowing dust, with a speed of 10 – 25 reaching 40 km/h. The sea will be slight to moderate, the waves may be rough at times westward during the daytime in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate, becoming rough at times by night, in the Sea of Oman.

The weather on Tuesday is expected to be clear to partly cloudy at times, with low clouds appearing on the eastern coast. Some cumulus clouds will form in the east in the afternoon, accompanied by rainfall, which is expected to last for three days, resulting from the expansion of a shallow air depression from the east, accompanied by a high air extension in the upper atmosphere.

The winds will be southeasterly to northwesterly, with speeds of up to 40 km/h. They will be light to moderate, dusty, sometimes active. The waves will be light in the Arabian Gulf and moderate in the Sea of Oman.

The weather on Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy and dusty, with the possibility of rain in some eastern and southern areas. Temperatures may decrease in the northern and eastern parts, and the winds will be southeast to northeast, light to moderate, even dusty, with speed going up to 40 km/h. The waves will be light to moderate, and sometimes rough, in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.

Thursday's weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with rain likely in some eastern and southern regions. Temperatures will drop significantly, and winds will be southeasterly to southerly, moderate and sometimes strong, up to 45 km/h. These conditions will raise dust and dirt, and the waves will sometimes be rough in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.