The overcast, gloomy weather witnessed across the UAE over the past few days is expected to gradually clear from late on Monday. But the bad news is reduced cloud cover will make way for much hotter temperatures as peak summer hits the country. The mercury could reach as high as a searing 48°C in internal areas of the UAE, a forecaster for the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. But there is some respite on the way as temperatures in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will drop down to the mid-forties by the weekend. The NCM expects it to reach up to 44°C in Abu Dhabi and 45°C in Dubai. However, residents can also expect high levels of humidity to engulf the Emirates for the rest of the week, reaching as high as 80 per cent during the day but dropping to as low as 25 per cent by evening. “We have recorded high to medium cloud coverage over the past few days but this will gradually decrease from Monday,” the forecaster said. “As the skies clear, temperatures will rise to the high forties but this will steady out by the end of the week." He said Tuesday would bring fair to partly cloudy skies, with a chance of rain in the east and south by the evening. Partial cloud covering will remain for most of the week and light to moderate winds, freshening during daytime, could kick up dust and sand over exposed areas, especially along the coast.
