Rain to bring respite for UAE residents this week?

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast that the weather over the coming five days will be partly cloudy to humid in general with a chance of fog and mist formations.

On Tuesday, the day will be partly cloudy and hazy at times during daytime over some areas and low clouds will appear over eastern areas.

The convective cloud formations today might be accompanied by rainfall during afternoon, the NCM said on Twitter. 

Light to moderate northwesterly westward and easterly eastward wind is expected to blow, causing blowing dust, with a speed of 18 - 28, reaching 40 km/hr. 

On Wednesday, the morning will be humid with a probability of mist formation westward. The day will be fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times with a probability of clouds formation over some eastern areas by afternoon.

Humid morning will continue on Thursday with a probability of fog and mist formation. The day will become fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times, with a probability of some convective clouds over some eastern areas by afternoon. Slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.

Over the weekend, residents might have some respite from the summer heat as the weather is expected to be fair to partly cloudy over some areas on Friday and Saturday. Some clouds will appear eastward by afternoon, the NCM forecasts.  

Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly wind is expected to blow over the weekend, causing blowing dust, with a speed of 18 - 30, reaching 38 km/hr.

Sea will be moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.