WEATHER ALERT: NiMet Cautions Northern States, Transporters and the Public on Poor Visibility 

Oru Leonard 

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has alerted the public on a possible deterioration of horizontal visibility in some states in the northern part of the country.

This is contained in a release made available and signed by Mr. Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, GM/Public Relations today on the observed thick dust plumes from the source region of Niger and Chad.

“NiMet expects that “in the next 24 hours, there are prospects of THICK DUST HAZE (In poor horizontal visibility, less than1000m) over Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano and Kaduna states; while other parts of the North and North Central states are expected to report Moderate Dust-Haze (visibility of 2–5km)”, he noted

The statement added that this weather condition is expected to persist for the next 48hours.

NiMet advised members of the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere. Individuals with respiratory ailments are also advised to protect themselves as the current weather condition is not good for their health.

“Night-time cold temperatures should be expected so warm clothes are advised for the little children.
“Airline operators are advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations”, NiMet added.

(NiMet Media)