UAE weather: Temperatures to drop in Abu Dhabi next week with rain on the way

Overcast skies expected across the country early next week

Overcast skies are expected across the country on Tuesday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Temperatures in Abu Dhabi are set to drop below 40°C next week, offering some respite from a scorching UAE summer.

The mercury is expected to dip to 37°C in the capital on Tuesday as cloudy conditions sweep across the Emirates.

The National Centre of Meteorology forecasts rain in Fujairah, Al Ain and remote parts of Abu Dhabi on the same day.

Overcast skies are also expected in Dubai on Tuesday, although the emirate will not experience a fall in temperatures.

The NCM forecasts that Tuesday will be “partly cloudy to cloudy and dusty at times, with a probability of rainfall over some areas, especially eastward and southward, with a drop in temperatures” in its latest five-day bulletin.

The unsettled weather in the early part of next week will follow a sunny and clear weekend in the UAE.

Temperatures will peak at 42°C in Dubai on Saturday, with highs of 41°C in Abu Dhabi, according to the NCM's online weather map.

The mercury will remain above 40°C in much of the country on Sunday and Monday, and humidity levels will remain high.

Temperatures have already passed 50°C in some areas of the country during another sizzling summer period.

Authorities have taken action to guard against the intense heat and to protect residents.

The UAE has once again implemented its midday break for outdoor workers, which is in place until September, while Friday prayers have been shortened to ten minutes until October to safeguard worshippers.

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