UAE weather: Brace for humid, foggy days ahead; light rain expected

Dubai - The lowest temperature recorded over the country today morning was 11°C in Jabal Jais.

Fog covered many parts of the UAE on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility to less than 1,000 metre at several places.

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In a statement, the National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, said poor horizontal visibility levels are expected at times over some internal areas, especially eastward, from 2am until 9am, Tuesday.

The Abu Dhabi Police had announced the reduction of speed limits on some major roads. However, in the latest update, Abu Dhabi Police have now stated that speed limits on Abu Dhabi's external roads are back to normal.

They had announced speed limit reduction on major roads from and towards the Capital to 80kmph.

The police also urged drivers to follow the instructions shown on smart information boards installed on various roads and be alert while driving in foggy weather conditions.

On Tuesday, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was most affected, with fog covering almost all the parts of the emirate, including Swiehan and Seih Al Sedirah regions.

Humid day in store

The weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy in general today with increased relative humidity during nights, according to the NCM.