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UAE weather: Chance of rainfall today; red alert issued due to thick fog
The Abu Dhabi Police called on motorists to exercise caution due to reduced visibility during the fog
Red and yellow alerts have been issued across parts of the UAE due to thick fog on Thursday morning. There is also a chance of rainfall today in the afternoon as per the National Centre of Meteorology.
The NCM alerted residents of lowered visibility until 9am today, which will drop further in coastal and internal areas.
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The Abu Dhabi Police called on motorists to exercise caution due to reduced visibility during the fog. Drivers have been urged to follow changing speed limits displayed on electronic information boards.
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The authority also reduced the speed limit on several roads in the capital to 80km/h. These are: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Intl. road (Al Wahida Bridge - Al Ghwaifat), Sweihan road (Zayed Military City - ِAl Falah), Mohammed Bin Rashid road (Al Shahama Bridge - Al Falah), Maktoum Bin Rashid road (Seih Al Sedirah Tunnel - Kizad), and Mohammed Bin Rashid road (Seih Al Sedirah - Kizad).
The weather today is expected to be fair in general and partly cloudy at times, with a probability of some convective clouds formation eastward.
There will be humidity with fog or mist formation over some coastal and internal areas by morning. Light to moderate winds are set to blow, freshening at times causing blowing dust.
The sea will be slight in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.
Temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 26°C in some parts of the UAE, and reach a high of 49°C in internal areas.
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