{
  "id": 14859807,
  "title": "UAE weather: Speed limit reduced after morning fog alerts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/uae-weather-speed-limit-reduced-after-morning-fog-alerts-in-abu-dhabi",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:39:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/16/uae-weather-speed-limit-reduced-after-morning-fog-alerts-in-abu-dhabi-and-dubai/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Heavy fog on Friday morning prompted the reduction of speed limits in Abu Dhabi and a safety warning in Dubai. Abroad, motorists were warned to reduce their speed to 80kph and exercise caution on the roads due to the poor visibility caused by the fog. Both Abu Dhabi Police and Dubai Police urged drivers to adhere to changing speed limits displayed on electronic boards. The National Centre of Meteorology forecasted that the foggy conditions would persist until at least 9am on Friday.",
  "summary": "Heavy fog led to speed limits being reduced in Abu Dhabi and a safety warning being issued in Dubai on Friday morning. Alerts were sent to motorists in parts of Abu Dhabi, warning them that speed limits were reduced to 80kph, while drivers were urged to show caution on the roads in Dubai due to poor visibility. \" Abu Dhabi Police call on motorists to exercise caution due to reduced visibility…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Abu Dhabi sets sights on global benchmark for speed of doing business",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/abu-dhabi-sets-sights-on-global-benchmark-for-speed-of-doing-business",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:49:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}