Fog warning for UAE motorists

Motorists in the UAE have been urged to take extra care in the coming days as fog and dusty conditions could lower visibility, UAE daily The National reported citing the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) in Abu Dhabi.

Temperatures are expected to stay relatively stable until Tuesday, with coastal areas hitting a maximum of 32 degrees Celsius during the day and about 21 degrees Celsius at night.

Internal areas will be slightly warmer in the day with a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius, but could drop as low as 16 degrees Celsius at night, the report said.

"The weather will be consistent for the next couple of days. Having said that, we do expect fog in scattered areas making visibility as low as around 100 metres," the daily quoted a NCMS spokesman as saying.

A lower visibility is expected between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain as well as around Liwa on Monday morning.

"From Tuesday we expect the wind speed to pick up in internal and western areas to between 15 and 20 knots. It doesn't take a lot for sand to be kicked up in these areas, so drivers should expect hazy and dusty conditions," the spokesman said.

"Although temperatures will now slowly get cooler, we don't expect winter to fully arrive until December 21," he added.