UAE weather update: Fog envelops parts of the country; NCM issues alert

Fog was reported over scattered parts of several emirates in the early hours of the morning, National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has confirmed.

Fog was seen layered over Mohamed bin Zayed City and Khalifa City, the airport, Al Shawamekh, Al Shamkhah and Al Falah in the capital emirate. Meanwhile, dense mist was also confirmed over Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain, as well as across Al Minhad, Al Lisaili and Dubai – Al Ain Road (Dubai), NCM tweeted.

#Alert #Fog_Alert #NCM pic.twitter.com/JCT58ZvMp5

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) February 17, 2021

The NCM issued a fog alert, cautioning against low visibility over most internal and coastal areas.

#Alert #Fog_Alert #NCM pic.twitter.com/TuQNYtUVSN

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) February 16, 2021

Temperatures will hover between 13-28°C in the coastal areas, 10-32°C in the internal areas and will range between 7-22°C in the mountains. Meanwhile, humidity will scale between 25-95 per cent in the coastal areas, hover between 20-95 per cent in the internal areas and touch lows of 10 and highs of 65 per cent in the mountains.