Weather: UAE braces for highs near 47°C today, chances of rain

Dubai: According to AccuWeather, the country is currently enduring extreme heat, with temperatures consistently hovering around 40°C.

The weather today is expected to be fair to partly cloudy at times, with a chance of convective cloud formation in the eastern regions during the afternoon. This cloud activity is likely to be associated with rainfall. Temperatures across the country will remain high, with coastal and island areas seeing highs of 45°C and lows of 41°C. Internal areas will be even hotter, with temperatures ranging from 42°C to 47°C. The mountainous regions, however, will offer some relief with a cooler range of 27°C to 37°C. Winds will be light to moderate, occasionally freshening and reaching speeds of up to 40 km/hr from a southeasterly to northeasterly direction, causing blowing dust and sand. The humidity is expected to be between 50% and 70% across the UAE.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a forecast predicting a high probability of rainfall across the UAE until tomorrow. This expected precipitation is the result of an extension of a surface low-pressure system from the east, combined with a weak upper-air low-pressure system. These atmospheric conditions are ideal for the formation of convective clouds that will bring the showers. The sea will remain slight in both the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea.