Early morning flights to Jeddah, Mumbai and Peshawar from Abu Dhabi International airport were delayed on Tuesday because of thick fog.
Flights into Sharjah International Airport from Istanbul and Delhi were also delayed because of poor visibility. Other delays to arrivals were reported at Dubai International Airport.
Motorists were urged to take caution in the morning with reduced visibility on major routes, although it is expected to clear by mid-morning in most areas.
In Dubai, Tuesday will be a clear and sunny day with temperatures peaking at 29°C. Overnight is expected to be foggy once more, with minimum temperatures of 19°C, higher by 4°C than Monday.
The capital will be slightly warmer at 32°C, with more cloud and 58 per cent humidity. Fog is expected to return overnight to much of the country.
Fog clings to high-rise buildings in the Khalidiya area of Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning
A minor accident was reported on International Airport Road in Abu Dhabi just after 7.20am, and online road watchers @TrafficDXB warned drivers of an accident on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai near Times Square toward the World Trade Centre just before 9am.
Earlier in the day there had been several accidents on Airport Road before and after Rashidiya Metro Station towards Deira, causing long tailbacks on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
Traffic was also held up on the E44 Al Aweer Road.
A broken tree blocked the far left lane on Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street between 13th and 15th streets, causing delays.
On Monday, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, shared this video on his Instagram story
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