Grey skies gather in Dubai’s Mira community on Thursday morning. The National
Grey skies gather in Dubai’s Mira community on Thursday morning. The National
Grey skies gather in Dubai’s Mira community on Thursday morning. The National
Grey skies gather in Dubai’s Mira community on Thursday morning. The National

UAE Weather: Rain predicted from Thursday night into weekend


  • English
  • Arabic

Light rain is expected across parts of the UAE tonight and into the early hours of tomorrow, with further showers at the weekend.

The National Centre of Meteorology said Thursday would be “fair to partly cloudy and cloudy at times, especially over some western areas and islands, with a probability of light rainfall by late night”.

The wet weather is predicted to continue in some areas into the early parts of Friday, as well as through the weekend.

Overnight weather will be humid from Friday right through until Tuesday morning, said the NCM.

Fog or mist is also predicted to form throughout the mornings in the UAE.

Temperatures in Dubai are forecast to peak at 26°C until Tuesday, when they will rise to 27°C, according to weather website accuweather.com.

The lowest temperature in the emirate will be about 18°C, from Friday through to Sunday, said accuweather.com.

For Abu Dhabi, it predicted highs of 24°C on Thursday and then 25°C until Tuesday – when the mercury may reach 26°C.

Lowest temperatures in Abu Dhabi are forecast to be 18°C.

The Cairo Statement

 1: Commit to countering all types of terrorism and extremism in all their manifestations

2: Denounce violence and the rhetoric of hatred

3: Adhere to the full compliance with the Riyadh accord of 2014 and the subsequent meeting and executive procedures approved in 2014 by the GCC  

4: Comply with all recommendations of the Summit between the US and Muslim countries held in May 2017 in Saudi Arabia.

5: Refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of countries and of supporting rogue entities.

6: Carry out the responsibility of all the countries with the international community to counter all manifestations of extremism and terrorism that threaten international peace and security

Updated: January 18, 2024, 6:44 AM