Abu Dhabi: The mercury touched 50 degrees Celsius on Saturday in Mezaira, a town in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region, according to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS).
On Friday, Madinat Zayed, another town in the Western Region, recorded a temperature of 49C.
The high temperatures at weekends in internal areas were predicted by forecasters earlier this week.
The mercury has climbed gradually over the last couple of weeks, hovering in the high forties around midday and dropping to the mid- thirties at night.
Forecasters have predicted the temperatures will remain in the high forties for the next couple of weeks, as is normal for this time of the year.
The average maximum temperature for July is between 41C and 43C while the average relative humidity is between 65 per cent and 81 per cent.
A forecaster at the NCMS had told Gulf News that the peak of summer is between July 15 and August 21 in the UAE.
According to NCMS, the Indian monsoon continues to affect the weather pattern in the country, which is the usual case for July to August.
This means more vapour-packed winds blow into the country from the east, coming from the Indian Ocean and the Oman Sea, contributing to the increased levels of humidity in general or occasional rain over the eastern and southern parts of the country.
The maximum temperature in the coastal areas touched 47C on Saturday while in the mountains the mercury touched 38C.
The relative humidity in the coastal areas went up to 85 per cent, while in the mountains it remained a manageable 50 per cent.
The weather pattern is expected to remain the same over the next two days.
