The UAE is currently experiencing blankets of sand storms as the weather transitions to warmer temperatures.
An official bulleting from the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) warned the public that horizontal visibility would be reduced to less than 2000m until 6:00 pm today, Wednesday February 26.
#Alert #Dust_Alert #NCM pic.twitter.com/h4I3fuemGD
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) February 26, 2020
Videos from Storm Centre show parts of the UAE as motorists drive through the sand storm.
الان الغبار يلف بعض مناطق الدولة ومتوقع انخفاض درجات الحرارة ليلا هذا والله اعلم #الامارت #مركز_العاصفة
٢٦_٢_٢٠٢٠ pic.twitter.com/W8Rgp9zV1j— مركز العاصفة (@Storm_centre) February 26, 2020
Temperatures have since inched closer to 40C as the highest temperature reached 37.4C at Mukhariz at 3:30 pm.
