NiMet Forcasts 3-day Nationwide Haziness, Cloudiness

NiMet Forcasts 3-day Nationwide Haziness, Cloudiness

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has on Sunday in its weather outlook released in Abuja predicts hazy and cloudy weather activities from Monday to Wednesday across Nigeria.

The release envisaged the North and North central regions of the country to experience dust haze with visibility range of 1km to 5km.

The agency anticipated localised visibility of less than 1,000m throughout the forecast period.

It said, “a hazy atmosphere with patches of clouds is anticipated over the southern region of the country during the forecast period.”

Additionally, NiMet also stated that, “on Tuesday, the North and North central regions of the country are expected to experience dust haze with visibility range of 1km to 5km and localised visibility of less than 1,000m throughout the forecast period.

“While in the South, early morning mist or fog patches are expected over the coastal region.”

“However, sunny skies with patches of clouds should prevail over the inland and the coastal states later in the day,” it added.

Furthermore, “on Wednesday, good visibility dust haze is expected during the forecast period in the northern region.

“In the North Central region, dust haze with moderate visibility of 1km to 5km is expected during the forecast period.

“In the southern region, the agency said early morning mist or fog patches are expected over the coastal region with few clouds in a hazy atmosphere over the inland States,” according to NiMet.

It also predicted slim prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Cross River, Bayelsa, Lagos and Akwa Ibom later in the day.

NiMet, addressing the public on the effect of this weather outlook, urged the public to take necessary precaution as dust particles are in suspense, calling on people with asthmatic health conditions and other respiratory issues to be cautious of the present weather condition.

It also advised airline operators to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet for effective planning.