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The effects of the power cut were made worse by humid weather yesterday that meteorologists described as uncomfortable. As air conditioners switched off en masse, temperatures reached 39C and humidity was more than 50 per cent, weather forecasters said. Hamad Nassar, duty forecaster at Dubai International Airport, said the temperature was about average for the time of year but humidity was higher than expected. In early morning, humidity reached 80 per cent and it was still as high as 57 per cent in the early afternoon when temperatures peaked. The discomfort index reached a reading of four, which meteorologists said represented uncomfortable conditions. The minimum temperature yesterday was 26C.
Today temperatures are expected to climb to 40C in Dubai and fall as low as 27C, although because of possible fog patches, humidity is likely to be higher still at up to 95 per cent.  Devadasan/Gulf News A man cools down in Deira. |  |
Animals at Dubai Zoo yesterday crouched in the shade and in warm pools of water to escape the heat yesterday. The zoo does not have a backup electricity generator. But the zoo's director said no real harm had come to the animals, although the gorilla and chimpanzee were under extra surveillance. Dr Reza Khan, the Zoo's director, said there had been no problems so far.
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