UAE summer ends on September 22: Cooler temperatures expected with autumn equinox

September 22 marks the last day of summer in the UAE, with cooler temperatures expected ahead.

The autumn equinox will start on September 22 at 4.44pm local time, when the Sun will be directly proportional to the equator, with northern and southern hemispheres seeing equal amount of rays.

From this point forward, nights will gradually become longer than days as we move towards winter.

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Starting from the autumnal equinox, temperatures are expected to drop below 25°C at night and below 40°C during the day, marking the beginning of milder weather. Night-time cooling will become noticeable when temperatures fall below 20°C, which typically happens from mid-October to mid-April.

Daytime cooling, on the other hand, will start when temperatures fall below 30°C, usually occurring from mid-November to mid-March.Ibrahim Al Jarwan, board chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences said.

The weather forecast by the National Center of Meteorology for the upcoming week consists of fair to partly cloudy weather, with freshening winds expected to blow during the day time. There is also the chance of mist and fog formation during early mornings of some days of the week.

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