Temperature climbs above 50°C in UAE
Very hot and humid weekend predicted in the country
The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) warned of very high temperature over the weekend, peaking at 45° to 47° Celsius across the country.
According to NCMS, the highest temperature recording in UAE on Thursday is 50.4° Celsius.
In its forecast, NCMS says it would be partly cloudy and hazy at times over some areas, with clouds forming over the eastern areas of the country by the afternoon.
The relative humidity is likely to increase during the night and early on Saturday over coastal western areas with a probability of mist formation.
Winds will be southeasterly — northeasterly, 10 to 20/25 Kph in general.
The outlook for the next 48 hours is: very hot, partly cloudy and hazy at times over some areas, with a chance of some convective clouds developing over the eastern and the southern areas by afternoon.
