Red and yellow alerts for fog in certain regions of the country were issued by the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) on Sunday as fog continues to envelop the early morning hours.

"A possibility of fog formation with a decline in horizontal visibility, which could further decrease at times over some coastal and internal areas until 9am on Sunday," the centre noted.

Overall, the weather is anticipated to be clear to partially cloudy, with a chance of thick cloud formation in the afternoon on some internal and southern parts, accompanied by rain. Temperatures may reach a high of 41℃ in Abu Dhabi and 40℃ in Dubai. Humidity is expected to range between 25 per cent to 80 per cent.

Winds will be light to moderate but may occasionally become active to strong, reaching speeds of up to 45kmph. Waves in both the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will be light to moderate.