{
  "id": 16628619,
  "title": "Nobody agrees on what counts as cold in the UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/nobody-agrees-on-what-counts-as-cold-in-the-uae",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/nobody-agrees-on-what-counts-as-cold-in-the-uae-1.500723611"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The first indication of winter in the United Arab Emirates is not always a decrease in temperature. Sometimes, it is simply a woman wearing a velvet abaya, a man donning a darker kandora, or an individual deciding that it is sufficiently cold to reintroduce their favorite hoodie into daily attire. Consequently, the yearly discussion commences: is it truly cold or are we simply anticipating a respite from summer? Inquiring about the definition of cold among five individuals in the UAE is likely to yield five distinct responses. One person might reach for a jacket when the temperature reaches 25°C, while another asserts that the weather remains too warm for anything beyond a light layer. There are even those who display personal offense towards the notion of winter clothing before December. However, whether the temperature has genuinely decreased or we are merely eager for change, the UAE possesses its distinctive approach to gradually entering the winter season.",
  "summary": "In the UAE, the first sign of winter is not always a drop in temperature. Sometimes, it is a girl showing up in a velvet abaya, a man wearing a dark green kandora, or someone finally deciding that it is cold enough to bring their favourite hoodie back into rotation. And just like that, the annual debate begins: is it actually cold, or are we just excited that summer is finally giving us a break?…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}