Weather Warning: UAE Faces Strong Winds of 45km/h
- Cloudy skies, strong gusts of wind and dust will blow across the UAE over the next two days, according to weather forecasters
- The NCMS said that northwesterly winds will be generally between 25-35km/h, but cautioned residents that the winds may peak up to 60km/h at times
- The temperature, according to the NCMS, will range from 12-24°C in coastal areas, 11-26°C in internal areas, and 8-20°C in the mountain region
- Jebel Jais was the coldest area on Monday at a chilly 4.3°C, followed by Jebel Mabreh at 5.3°C, Jebel Hafeet at 7.9°C, Damtha at 8.8°C and Raknah at 9.5°C
- 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
- UAE faces heat and tropical climate for the most part of the year, but winter months come around from December till March
- Average minimum temperatures during the winter months in UAE are between 10 and 14 °C (50 and 57 °F)
- While winters are cool, rainfall in UAE is moderate to sparse; rains occur on an average of five days in the year
- On 28th December 2004, there was snow in the UAE for the very first time, in the Jebel Jais mountain cluster
