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Abu Dhabi - Mercury to touch 40 degrees Celsius this weekend
Residents will experience a hotter weather this weekend with temperature touching up to 40 degrees Celsius, according to the forecast by the National Meteorological Centre.
The centre, in its weekly forecast, said Friday and Saturday will be dusty and partly cloudy at times, with a significant rise in temperatures. Moderate to fresh winds will cause blowing dust and sand, reducing the horizontal visibility. The sea will be moderate on Friday, becoming rough gradually by late night and Saturday morning. By Saturday evening, the sea will be rough in the Arabian Gulf and moderate to rough at times in Oman Sea.
On Sunday, temperature will come down with a fair to partly cloudy weather, the centre said, adding that there will be a possibility of fog and mist formation over some coastal and internal areas on Monday morning.
On Tuesday, the weather will be fair to partly cloudy in general.