UAE: Winter weather brings rain, mist with minimum temperatures dropping below 10 degrees C

UAE residents woke up to a cloudy and windy Friday as rough sea conditions brought some rain to parts of the country.

The emirates can expect cloudy skies further in to the weekend predicted the National Centre of Metereology (NCM) with rain in some parts of the country and a drop in temperatures on Friday.

According to the NCM, the skies are expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of low clouds appearing over some areas, especially coastal, with a probability of rainfall, such as parts of Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.

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— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) December 14, 2023

Winter weather sets in

On average, temperatures are expected to be in the 20s with maximum temperatures hitting 28 degrees C and minimum temperatures could drop to 8 degrees C. The Jais Mountain ranges saw temperatures drop to 6.9 degrees C on Friday.

#أقل_درجة_حرارة سجلت على الدولة صباح هذا اليوم 6.9 درجة مئوية في جبل جيس (رأس الخيمة) الساعة 06:15 بالتوقيت المحلي لدولة الإمارات.#The_lowest_temperature recorded over the country today morning was 6.9°C in Jais Mountain (Ras Al Khaimah) at 06:15 UAE Local time. pic.twitter.com/vRmKwVN699

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) December 15, 2023

The maximum humidity is expected to reach 85 per cent with rough sea conditions drawing a warning from the NCM for those venturing out into the waters over the weekend.

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— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) December 15, 2023

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