Summer is here and UAE residents can expect temperatures to soar drastically over the coming weeks. According to weather forecasters, the UAE will experience the longest day of the year on 21 June. This is calculated based on the day when the sun’s rays are directly over the tropic of cancer.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) announced that the sun’s rays will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer on 21 June 2021, making it the longest day of the year. During this time, temperature is set to increase rapidly, across all parts of the country.
“The effect of the Siberian high pressure system over the country is weakening and retreating during this month. The thermal lows will affect the area, where the extension of Indian monsoon depression affect the country from east over most periods of this month,” the NCM said in the report. The forecast also revealed that humidity is expected to drop in June, compared to that in May.