UAE Forecasts 43°C Heat as Winds and Dust Rise Across the Arabian Gulf

Across the Gulf and into parts of South Asia, meteorological agencies and weather bulletins are warning of extreme heat and shifting winds, with forecasts spelling out how conditions may evolve over multiple days.

“The country will see fair to partly cloudy skies, with winds rising and dust at times The UAE will experience generally fair to partly cloudy weather over the coming days, with light to moderate winds occasionally strengthening and causing blowing dust, the National Centre of Meteorology has said”

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In the United Arab Emirates, the National Centre of Meteorology said the country will see generally fair to partly cloudy weather, with winds rising and dust at times, and temperatures reaching up to 43°C in internal areas and around 39°C along coastal regions.

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The UAE bulletin projected winds between 10 and 25 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 40 km/h, blowing from north-easterly to north-westerly directions, while seas remain slight to moderate.

It also forecast that from Friday through Monday, weather would stay largely fair with occasional cloud cover and similar wind patterns, but that winds may freshen at times, particularly on Sunday and Monday, when sea conditions in the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea could become rough at intervals.

In parallel, The Times of India described an India heatwave as a “scorching furnace,” saying “Around ten cities have attained a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius,” and adding that “There are no indications of rain in the weather forecast.”

The Times of India also cited “Guidelines have been issued by the India Meteorological Department, which is under the Ministry of Earth Science, via official communication issued by PIB,” and stated that “the temperature in most of north-western, central, and peninsular India regions is between 40°C-44°C with some places recording higher figures than this.”

While the UAE bulletin emphasized a multi-day pattern of fair skies punctuated by dust and stronger winds, The Times of India framed the heatwave as simultaneously affecting multiple cities and tied it to a geographic concentration in Uttar Pradesh and neighboring areas.

The report said the heatwave “continues in a persistent and strong manner,” with “multiple cities experiencing extremely hot weather all at once,” and described the situation as “localised to the state of Uttar Pradesh and the neighbouring areas.”

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It asserted that “Around ten cities have attained a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius and fall among the hottest in the world right now,” and it described the skies as “sunny and cloud-free,” which “helps maintain consistent warming throughout the day.”

The Times of India then listed cities and their climatic explanations, including Banda in the Bundelkhand area, Fatehpur in the middle Gangetic plain, and Etawah under a semi-arid climate, each described in terms of dryness, solar radiation, and limited cloud cover.

It also named Bindki, Auraiya, Moradabad, Kripalu Dham Mangarh, Prayagraj (also known as Allahabad), Gohad, and Bankura, each tied to “dry continental air masses,” “lack of coastal influence,” or “prolonged sunlight exposure” in the report’s narrative.

The article further stated that “Many areas have seen a rise of around 5°C compared to normal temperatures,” and it said this meant “heat stress has developed in these regions.”

It also included a forecast scope, stating that “The forecast suggests heatwave formation in parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar,” before the text cut off.

In the UAE forecast, meanwhile, humidity was described as “relatively high in coastal areas, particularly at night and early morning,” while inland regions were said to be “hotter and drier,” reinforcing how the same heat can feel different depending on location.

Beyond weather, the science-and-technology theme in the provided material also intersects with cultural programming and public discourse, including a film week described as focusing on Palestine through cinema in Loire-Atlantique.

“The Palestinian Film Week runs from January 28 to February 8, 2026, in twenty-five venues across Loire-Atlantique, notably at Lutétia, Saint-Herblain’s community hall”

Ouest-France

Ouest-France said the Palestinian Film Week runs from January 28 to February 8, 2026, in twenty-five venues across Loire-Atlantique, “notably at Lutétia, Saint-Herblain’s community hall,” and described it as the ninth edition.

The piece quoted Bernard Sonnery of the France-Palestine association, saying, “Filming is resistance!” and adding that Palestinian filmmakers continue “to bring to the screen the story of 75 years of Israeli occupation.”

Ouest-France also said the festival comprises eighteen films shown in twenty-five venues, and it specified that in Saint-Herblain, Lutétia is a partner with screenings of two works of fiction and a documentary.

It gave a detailed schedule: on Thursday, January 29 at 8 p.m., Lutétia’s audience could see “Chroniques d’Haïfa,” and on Friday, January 30, it listed “One More Jump” at 6 p.m. and “Towards an Unknown Country,” described as a fiction film directed by Mahdi Fleilfel.

Between the two films, Ouest-France said “a Palestinian buffet will be served by the Le Carré International association,” and it stated that screenings would be followed by “a time for discussion with the audience.”

The article concluded by saying the aim of the Palestinian Film Week is “To show the reality of life in Palestine and help better understand the history of Israel’s occupation,” as Bernard Sonnery put it.

A more direct technology-and-science thread appears in Reporterre’s account of Météo-France employees and the CGT union demanding an end to partnerships with Israel, arguing that European meteorological data can be used for military purposes.

Reporterre described the CGT union of Météo-France as calling for an end to partnerships “to denounce the war in Palestine,” saying the “Hebrew state would use European meteorological data for military purposes.”

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It said the union’s demand follows the military operation launched by the Hebrew state on October 7, 2023, after Hamas’s attack, and it asserted that “Since then, the war and Israeli bombings have killed more than 60,000 people in the Gaza Strip” and “forced nearly 2 million Gazans to flee.”

The article quoted forecaster and CGT secretary Clément Testa, who said, “For the Israeli army, as for all armies in the world, this data and these details are indispensable for conducting military operations,” and it also quoted the union’s position that “Despite this context, the State of Israel is more than ever integrated into partnerships with the European Union, including in meteorological services.”

Reporterre reported that the Joint Inter-Armed Weather-Oceanographic Support Center of the forces (CISMF), located at Météopole in Toulouse, confirmed: “Meteorology is a factor of crucial importance in planning any military mission, in any domain.”

It further described how services must know real-time weather anywhere on the planet and how raw data are integrated into a supercomputer to obtain forecasts, with Reporterre stating that “There are not many meteorological supercomputers in the world.”

At Météopole in Toulouse, Reporterre said Testa explained that Israeli meteorological services are “considered as European services,” and it specified that “IMS [Israel Meteorological Service] has partnerships with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts [ECMWF] and the European meteorological services network Eumetnet.”

Reporterre’s account also ties the meteorology debate to specific infrastructure and funding mechanisms, describing how access to forecast models and supercomputers could affect military operations and how European research programs might be implicated.

“At present, the Indian heatwave continues in a persistent and strong manner, with multiple cities experiencing extremely hot weather all at once”

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It said that to forecast the weather to come, services must know real-time weather anywhere on the planet, and that “These raw data are then integrated into a supercomputer that allows them to obtain precise forecasts.”

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The article described the Météo-France site in Toulouse as “the first European meteorology campus and the operational heart of Météo-France,” and it stated that France has “two supercomputers located at Météo-France's site in Toulouse” that “rank among the 500 most powerful in the world.”

Reporterre quoted Testa saying, “There are not many meteorological supercomputers in the world, and many countries do not have them — this is the case of Israel,” and it added that “Israel notably has access to the data from the ECMWF's European supercomputer.”

It also described the military relevance of atmospheric conditions, quoting CISMF that “Atmospheric conditions (wind, temperature, humidity, pressure...) have a direct impact on the trajectory of artillery projectiles and precision weapons.”

The article then linked the union’s demands to Horizon Europe funding, saying CGT-Météo France “calls for suspending funding of Israeli companies via Horizon Europe,” and it cited a Belgian media investigation by L’Echo and De Tijd.

Reporterre reported that “Since 2021, the fund has paid 1.1 billion euros to Israeli partners,” and that “Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel's largest defense group, which received nearly 2.8 million euros in the same period.”

It further stated that “On July 28, the European Commission proposed partially suspending Israel's participation in this program,” with the measure concerning “SMEs developing dual-use technologies (civil and military), such as cybersecurity, drones, and artificial intelligence.”

In the same Reporterre piece, the unionist argument that suspending partnerships would complicate certain military operations was expressed through Testa’s claim that “They would lose firing accuracy for their air strikes,” and that to fire missiles beyond 250 km, “the Hebrew state needs extremely precise meteorological data.”

In the West Bank, WAFA’s weather bulletin for Ramallah provided a separate, localized forecast that still fits the broader theme of operational planning around atmospheric conditions.

WAFA said RAMALLAH, April 30, 2026 (WAFA) – the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD) reported “generally clear skies for today, Thursday, with a rise in temperatures.”

It described conditions as “mild in the mountainous areas and relatively hot in the rest of the country,” and it specified winds “southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, occasionally becoming active.”

The bulletin also addressed sea conditions, saying “Sea waves are low to moderate,” and it projected that “In the evening and night, the weather will be relatively cool in the mountainous areas and pleasant in the rest of the country.”

For the next day, WAFA said “Tomorrow, Friday, the weather will be generally clear and mild in most areas, with a drop in temperatures,” while winds would be “westerly to northwesterly, light to moderate, occasionally becoming active.”

It then forecast Saturday as “clear to partly cloudy, relatively hot to hot and dry, with a noticeable rise in temperatures,” with winds “southeasterly, light to moderate” and “Sea waves are low.”

Looking further ahead, WAFA predicted “partly cloudy, hot to very hot, and dry weather on Sunday, with a further rise in temperatures,” and it added that “in the evening and at night, temperatures will decrease while humidity will gradually increase.”

The bulletin also warned that winds would become stronger at night with “occasional strong gusts that may raise dust,” while “Sea waves are moderat to low,” before ending with “K.T.”