UAE weather: Dubai and Abu Dhabi set for Monday showers

The UAE is set for a rainy Monday, after some areas of the country experienced thunder and lightning overnight.

The National Centre of Meteorology said that the rainfall on Monday was most likely to occur in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

The centre expects humidity to increase on Monday evening and early on Tuesday, with fog forming in the east of the UAE.

Videos on social media show lightning striking in Abu Dhabi and other parts of the country on Sunday night.

The weather bureau forecast temperatures of up to 31°C in Abu Dhabi and 30°C in Dubai on Monday.

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Meteorologists said wind speeds may reach up to 55 kilometres an hour by the coast.

It will be rough to very rough in the Arabian Gulf and rough becoming moderate by the afternoon in the Sea of Oman.