NiMet Forecasts Dust Haze and Cloudiness Across Nigeria

NiMet has forecast dust haze across northern and central Nigeria, sunny skies along the coast, and isolated thunderstorms in parts of the south.”

NiMet Predicts 3-Day Dust Haze From Friday To Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja anticipated Dust haze with localised visibility of less than or equal to 1000m over the northern states throughout. “The forecast period with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba  in the afternoon/evening hours. Sunny skies with few cloud patches are expected over the North Central in the morning. “Localized thunderstorms are expected over parts of Benue, Kogi and Kwara  during the afternoon/evening hours. “Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected over the Inland states of the South and the Coastal areas in the morning with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states,” it said. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are envisaged over parts of Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Edo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta  later in the day. The agency forecast sunny and hazy atmosphere over the Northern states on Saturday throughout the forecast period with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba state in the afternoon and evening hours. “Sunny skies with few cloud patches are anticipated over the North Central region during the morning hours. Later in the day, there are chances of localized thunderstorms over parts of Nasarawa, Kogi, Kwara and Benue. “Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are envisaged over the Inland states of the South and the Coastal areas in the morning with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom. “In the afternoon/evening hours, localized thunderstorms is anticipated over parts of Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Lagos, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states,” it said. It said sunny and hazy atmosphere is anticipated over the northern region on Sunday with solated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa and Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours. “Sunny atmosphere with few patches of cloud is expected over the North Central region on Sunday during the morning hours. It envisaged isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger and Benue later in the day. It predicted a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine in the morning hours. “In the afternoon/evening hours, localised thunderstorms are envisaged over Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos states. “Dust particles are in suspension, public should take necessary precautions. People with Asthma and other respiratory issues should be cautious of the present weather situations. ” Night–time cold temperatures should be expected. Airline operators are advised to get updated weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operation. 

NiMet Alerts On Approaching Dust Haze, Deterioration Visibility

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region. The agency made the remark in a statement signed by Mr Muntari Ibrahim, the NiMet’s General Manager of Public Relations in Abuja. According to the agency, winds over 10m and 925hPha are favourable for Dust-Haze propagations into the northern parts of the country. “Stations in the source region, Niger (Goure, Zinder, Maine-Soroa, Diffa, N-Guigmi and 61091) reporting horizontal visibility between 800m and 6000m. “The sources from Chad are expected to report poor horizontal visibility in the next 24hrs, based on available models. “Due to strong winds, dust in suspension is expected to propagate to some states in northern part of the country.’’ It said that this would further reduce horizontal visibility especially over Katsina, Kano, Nguru, Jigawa, Potiskum and Maiduguri in next 24hours. NiMet therefore advised members of the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere. It further advised Individuals with respiratory ailments to protect themselves as the current weather condition is not good for their health. “Airline operators are also advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations. “NiMet will continue to monitor the weather and provide updates when necessary,” the agency said.

NiMet Predicts 3-Day Dust Haze, Cloudiness From Friday

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted dust haze on Wednesday over the northern region with visibility range of 2km to 5Km, especially in a few states like Kano, Katsina, Kaduna and Jigawa during the forecast period. The agency said that sunny spells with few patches of clouds were anticipated over the North Central during the morning hours. “Later in the day, hazy atmosphere with few patches of cloud is expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi, Kwara, Niger and Benue states. “The atmosphere over the southern parts of the country should be cloudy with intervals of sunshine, while morning thunderstorms are anticipated over Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Ondo, Edo, Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Lagos, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states,” it said. The agency envisaged dust haze over the northern region during the forecast period on Thursday. It anticipated sunny skies with patches of clouds over the North Central in the morning hours. “Hazy atmosphere with few patches of clouds are expected over parts of Kwara, Plateau and Kogi states. There are prospects of thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Benue states in the afternoon and evening hours. “The atmosphere over the southern parts of the country should be cloudy with spells of sunshine. However, we expect morning thunderstorms over parts of Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Oyo, Osun, Ekiti,Anambra, Imo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Lagos, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states,” it said. The agency forecasted dust haze over the northern region during the forecast period on Friday. NiMet said that sunny skies with few patches of clouds were anticipated over the North Central during the morning hours. “Later in the day, there are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, to be cloudy with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states during the morning hours. “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Oyo, Ondo, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Lagos, Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states,” it said. The agency advised the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles in suspension over the atmosphere. “Individuals with respiratory ailments are to protect themselves as the current dusty weather conditionis adverse to their health. “Strong winds are likely to precede and accompany the thunderstorms, citizens are advised to take necessary safety precautions. “All Airline operators are advised to avail themselves of weather reports and alerts periodically from NiMet for effective planning for their operations,” it said.