Fog Hits UAE Again, Causing Major Flight Delays
- Flyers leaving and arriving in the UAE encountered some delays as thick fog disrupted airport operations early Thursday morning
- As of 8:03 AM today, at least 50 outgoing and incoming flights at Dubai International Airport were bumped off for up to more than two hours
- Forecasters at the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said the foggy and misty weather is set to continue, with poor visibility to less than 500 metres
- Fog has disrupted flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Sharjah International Airport, Dubai International Airport, Al Ain Airport and Al Bateen Airport
- The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) is engaged in the study of a broad range of atmospheric phenomena and processes to determine climatic conditions in UAE
- Fog forms when the difference between air temperature and dew point is less than 2.5 °C or 4 °F
- Fog typically reduces visibility to less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- UAE experiences heat for the most part of the year, but winter months come around from December till March
- Colder months in UAE between January and February have average minimum temperatures recorded from 10-14°C
