UAE weather: brisk winds and 'significant' drop in temperatures

Abu Dhabi and Dubai will be hit by dust and suspended sand on Sunday

A hazy day in Dubai. The UAE will experience dusty and partly cloudy conditions on Saturday. Reem Mohammed / The National

The UAE will experience windy conditions on Sunday as the weather gets cooler.

Forecasters at the National Centre of Meteorology say the drop in temperature will be 'significant'.

Abu Dhabi is expected to reach 30°C, while Dubai could hit a high of 31°C.

Conditions will be dusty as fresh winds blow sand across the region. Gusts could reach 55kph in coastal areas and on the islands.

The sea will be rough to very rough at times in the Arabian Gulf and moderate to rough in the Gulf of Oman.

Monday will be fair in general but partly cloudy and dusty at times.