Overview
- Heavy early-morning fog on January 13 cut visibility to near zero in parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, triggering a national alert from 12:30am to 10am.
- Abu Dhabi Police urged motorists to drive cautiously and follow changing speed limits during the fog period.
- The National Centre of Meteorology expects temperatures to fall by 7–8°C on January 15–16 as colder air moves in from the north, with the drop starting in western areas.
- Mountain areas could see lows around 5–7°C and some inland deserts may dip below 10°C, while coastal daytime temperatures hold near 20–22°C.
- Winds are forecast to freshen to 10–25 km/h with gusts near 35 km/h, increasing wind chill, with low clouds and a chance of light rain in Ras Al Khaimah and northern Fujairah, and seas expected to remain slight.