NiMet Alerts On Thick Dust Haze Over Some Northern Cities
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has alerted the public on the possibility of some northern cities in Nigeria experiencing dust haze which can affect horizontal visibility adversely.
According to a release from the Agency on Monday, weather reports monitored indicate that “Stations in Niger (Maradi, Goure, Maine-Soroa, Agadez, Zinder and 61091) and Chad (Faya-Largeau) have reported Dust-Haze with poor horizontal visibility. Strong winds at 800m is expected to transport the dust to the country, particularly the North and North-central regions, in the next few hours.”
The release further disclosed that satellite images obtained indicate that In the next 24 hours, there are high prospects of THICK DUST HAZE (poor horizontal visibility, 1000m) over Katsina, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Yobe and Jigawa; while other northern states are expected to report MODERATE DUST-HAZE (visibility of 2–5km).
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NiMet expects this weather condition to persist for the next three days and that Day-Time Temperature (Max) will fall due to this plume of dust coming into the country.
Because of this, public members are advised to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere.
Also, Individuals with respiratory ailments are advised to protect themselves as the current weather condition is not suitable for their health.
The release also disclosed that Night-time cold temperatures should be expected; hence warm clothes are advised for little children.
Airline operators are also advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.
NiMet assures continuous weather monitoring and will inform Nigerians of further changes.
