The working week starts humid, bright and a touch cooler. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts fair to partly cloudy conditions, with convective clouds building over eastern areas in the afternoon and a chance of scattered rain, while humidity climbs overnight and raises the likelihood of fog or mist into the morning, according to NewsTracker24x7’s summary of the NCM forecast.

Temperatures: high-30s on the coast, hotter inland

  • Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain: highs around 37°C
  • Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah: around 38°C
  • Al Sila: the country’s highest at about 41°C, with Al Ruwais near 40°C
  • Fujairah: cooler, around 34°C
  • Maximum relative humidity: up to 90% in coastal cities including Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Separate NCM coverage summarised by Newsweek Arabia also put coastal highs in a 36–41°C range, with humidity easing slightly from last week’s peaks but building again at night.

Cars driving slowly through light fog on a Dubai highway at dawn
Motorists should take care in low visibility during the early hours.

Fog risk on early drives

High humidity and shifting overnight temperatures make fog or mist likely in some coastal and inland areas by Monday morning, and the pattern can repeat through the week. If you are driving to the airport or between emirates early, allow extra time, use fog lights correctly and keep your distance. Winds stay light to moderate, southeasterly to northeasterly at 10–20 km/h and freshening at times, with slight to moderate seas in both the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Partly cloudy sky over a Fujairah beach and mountains
Convective clouds over eastern areas may bring scattered rain, especially around Fujairah.

Planning the week around the weather

Mid-to-high-30s heat still calls for shade and water at midday, but mornings and evenings are becoming usable again for outdoor plans. It is a good week for early beach walks and evening markets — see our best time to visit Dubai, free beaches in Dubai guide and free things to do in Dubai. Temperatures are expected to stay high in some internal areas above 40°C until midweek, so keep desert trips for early starts.

FAQs

Will it rain in the UAE this week?

The NCM forecasts a chance of convective cloud formation over eastern areas in the afternoon, which may bring scattered rain, particularly around Fujairah. Most coastal cities stay fair to partly cloudy.

How hot will Dubai be?

Around 37°C for daytime highs at the start of the week, with coastal and island areas broadly in the 36–41°C range and internal areas hotter.

Why is fog expected?

Humidity rising to as high as 90% overnight, combined with shifting temperatures, raises the probability of fog or mist over coastal and internal areas into the morning. Drivers should expect reduced visibility at times.

What are wind and sea conditions like?

Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds at 10–20 km/h, freshening at times, with slight to moderate seas in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.