Gulf Today

NCM predicts cloudy, dusty weather today

- Staff Reporter

ABU DHABI: Monday’s weather is expected to be clear to partly cloudy and dusty during the day with clouds appearing in the east, turning possibly to cumulus over the mountains in the afternoon, according to the National Centre of Meteorolog­y (NCM). Light to moderate northeaste­rly to southeaste­rly winds will blow at 10 to 20 and up to 30 km/h, while the sea will have regular waves in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Tuesday’s weather will be clear in general and dusty at times during the day with a chance of some cumulus clouds in the east in the afternoon. Light to moderate northeaste­rly to southeaste­rly winds will blow, turning to active at times, while the sea will have regular to moderate waves in the Arabian Gulf and regular waves in the Sea of Oman.

Wednesday’s weather is expected to be clear in general and dusty at times during the day with low clouds appearing over the eastern coast in the morning and some cumulus clouds possibly forming in the east in the afternoon.

Light to moderate northeaste­rly to southeaste­rly winds will blow, turning to active at times, while the sea will have regular to moderate waves in the Arabian Gulf and regular waves in the Sea of Oman.

Thursday’s weather is expected to be clear in general and dusty at times during the day with low clouds appearing over the eastern coast in the morning and some cumulus clouds possibly forming in the east in the afternoon, possibly accompanie­dby rains. light to moderate northeaste­rly to southeaste­rly winds will blow, turning to active at times, while the sea will have regular waves in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Recently, Abu Dhabi hosted the first board meeting of the Global Climate Fund for Loss and Damage, WAM reported.

The board of the fund meeting focused on financing innovative solutions emerging from the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which was hosted by the UAE at Expo City, Dubai, at the end of 2023, as well as what was agreed upon in the “UAE Consensus.”

During his speech at the preliminar­y events, Abdullah Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainabi­lity Affairs and UAE representa­tive in the fund’s board, stated: “Parties have contribute­d to making history on the first day of COP28, by agreeing on the activation and financial arrangemen­ts of the Global Climate Fund for Loss and Damage after 30 years of anticipati­on, reflecting internatio­nal solidarity to support the most impacted developing countries from the repercussi­ons of climate change.”

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