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Fast rate of construction and increasing vehicles add to heat in UAE
It is going to be very unpleasant over the weekend with humidity levels pushing 60 per cent, but wait till August when it will get even worse, warns the Dubai met office.
- By Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter
- Published: 14:58 July 16, 2008
- Image Credit: Gulf News archive
- Dubai's futy forecaster said the fast rate of construction and the growing number of vehicles on the roads are adding to the heat.
Dubai: It is going to be very unpleasant over the weekend with humidity levels pushing 60 per cent, but wait till August when it will get even worse, warns the Dubai met office.
Al Minhad Air Base recorded 50 degrees Celsius on Wednesday with Dubai recording the lowest temperature in the emirates at 44 degrees Celsius, according to Dr S.K. Gupta, duty forecaster.
Jebel Ali, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi were all hotter with the mercury pushing at 45 degrees Celsius. "The heat is nothing unusual for this time of the year," the forecaster said. But he said the fast rate of construction and the growing number of vehicles on the roads are adding to the heat.
"Concrete absorbs heat and retains it and emissions from the vehicles, which are increasing by 20 per cent every month, are other factors," he said.
"There is also very little greenery or vegetation," he said. Over a million cars are on the roads every day in Dubai.
So far the highest temperature recorded in July in Dubai was 47.2 degrees Celsius. In Sharjah, it was 49.5 degrees Celsius.
On Thursday there will be thunder activity in the mountain ranges in the east. There is no chance of rain in Fujairah despite the slight drizzles in Salalah in Oman.
The Comfort Index is varying between five and six which is "very unpleasant". There will be a respite on Sunday when weak north-westerly winds start blowing. It will bring down the temperature to a bearable 41 degrees Celsius.
The weather bureau daily reports the comfort index advising people to avoid getting sunstroke. The index is graded from 'comfortable' to 'high stress'. The higher the humidity, the higher the stress level.
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