Hot and humid climate to continue for a while in UAE says forecaster
Dubai: It will continue to be very hot over the next couple of days, but it will also be very dry, which will make it not too uncomfortable outside, according to the Dubai met office.
The mercury touched 45 degrees Celsius in Dubai and a degree higher in Jebel Ali. The temperature at Al Minhad Air Base
touched 50 degrees and
could go beyond 51 degrees, said Dr S. K. Gupta, duty forecaster.
The temperature this time of the year has gone up about four degrees compared to a couple of years ago. The met office blames it on the increasing number of cars spewing hot gases and the rapid development and construction where concrete towers hold the heat for longer.
Temperature is practically the same everywhere with Sharjah registering 45 degree Celsius and Abu Dhabi 43 degree Celsius. It will remain in this range over the next couple of days. Humidity is ranging between 10 to 12 per cent. "It is comfortable when the temperature is high and the humidity is low," said the forecaster, noting that the Comfort Index is at 3 at the moment. The index is graded from 'comfortable' to 'high stress'. The higher the humidity, the higher the stress level.
Source: Gulf News July 28
Afgelopen week heb ik rond het middaguur de temperatuur op de Airport gemeten, het was
55,5 graden in de zon en
45,5 graden in de schaduw!!
In de media vermeld worden lagere temperaturen vermeld/aangegeven aangezien bij temperaturen boven de 50 graden er officieel niet meer gewerkt mag worden.
Tegen 08:00 uur begon de mist weer weg te trekken en hadden we verder op de weg geen last.
