UAE weather: Dubai and Abu Dhabi to see clouds and dust storms

Temperatures in the two emirates will cool down slightly from earlier in the week

Slight winds may cause a dusty atmosphere in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Victor Besa/The National

It will be overcast for some of Thursday in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and some parts of the UAE will see blowing dust storms.

Top temperatures could hit 42°C in Dubai and 43°C  in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, the National Centre of Meteorology forecasted.

In some parts of the country, particularly in mountainous and coastal regions, humidity levels are expected to hit as high as 80 per cent, the weather bureau said.

It will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.