UAE | Environment
Motorists cautioned as dust storms expected to hit country after fog
Very strong Shammal winds with speed of over 45 kmp/h will hit the country on Wednesday whipping up dust, according to the Dubai Meteorological office.
- By Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter
- Published: 14:26 February 18, 2008
- On Monday morning, thick fog shrouded the emirates, bringing visibility down to 100 metres.
- Image Credit: Alice Johnson/Gulf News
Dubai: Very strong Shammal winds with speed of over 45 kmp/h will hit the country on Wednesday whipping up dust, according to the Dubai Meteorological office.
The winds will bring down temperature by three to four degrees to about 24 degrees Celsius. The unsettled weather will continue till Friday morning when it will start to clear up.
Motorists should be on the alert early on Tuesday morning as there is still a chance of fog. On Monday morning, thick fog shrouded the emirates, bringing visibility down to 100 meters.
The fog descended over Dubai at around 3.30am and only dissipated by 8.30am. Schoolchildren waiting for their early morning bus looked like ghostly figures.
The fog delayed flights in Abu Dhabi. Residents in the capital should also be on alert for possible early morning fog on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology. Unlike Monday, the fog is likely to stay on from 3am to 9am on Tuesday.
"Fog is not unusual this time of the year," said Dr S.K. Gupta, duty forecaster Dubai Meteorological office, noting that Dubai had once experienced fog for six consecutive days. Fog occurs when there is very light wind, absolute clear skies, high humidity and cold nights.
On Wednesday, the sea will be very rough and a marine warning will go out to boatmen, according to the Dubai weatherman. The winds offshore will be between 25 to 30 knots, the maximum being over 55 kmp/h.
Share this article
Related Articles
-
Foggy conditions will continue
Foggy conditions will continue in UAE, says weatherman
-
Motorists struggle as thick fog envelops country
Motorists struggle as thick fog envelops country
-
Dusty weather in UAE affects motorists
Dusty weather in UAE gives motorists a tough time
More from UAE Environment
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week
Latest news
- How I got into grad school in New York
- Committee plans for National Day
- Gallery gives helping hand to children's charity
- Failed heist: Gang ditches electrocuted member
- Rule of law 'necessary' for investment
- Students opt for vocational training
- Red Line Metro stations to open in February
- Vaccination drive for Haj pilgrims launched
- British athlete becomes first to swim around Palm
- 287 street vendors, beggars held in Dubai
- Call for entries to the third AUS Model United Nations
- Talk your way to the top
- Notes in Brief
- Man jumps to death after car tyre burst
- Burst pipe on SZR causes Metro station closures
Community Reports
-
Public transport is the way to go
Residents must stop complaining about feeder buses taking up parking space
-
Be kind to animals
Mistreated Labrador and puppy need new home filled with love
-
Help me find my precious cat
Raif, my cute eight-month-old ‘fur ball', went missing in Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen area last month
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking
