The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in its latest weather report, yesterday alerted stakeholders and the general public on the possibility of deteriorating visibility as a result of observed dust haze in the country from the source region.
It said in the next 24 hours, there were prospects of thick dust-haze (in poor horizontal visibility, less than1000m) over Katsina, Kano, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Borno, Adamawa, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Kaduna States.
It said North Central states were expected to report moderate dust-haze (visibility of 2-5km).
“This weather condition is expected to persist for the next 72hours. The weather reports from the country, indicating the approximate position of inter-tropical discontinuity (ITD). Winds at 10 meters and 800 meters (925hPa) above the ground surface indicate favourable conditions for further dust-haze propagations into the nation, which will worsen horizontal visibility.
“Observation from the source region indicates that “ Niger (Maine-Soroa, Goure, Maradi , N-guigmi, Diffa, 61091, Bila and Agadez) and Chad (Faya-Largeau and Ndjamena) have both reported dust-haze with poor horizontal visibility.
“Hence NiMet expects that in the next few hours, strong winds at 800m will spread more dust into the country thus, causing deterioration in horizontal visibility.”
The agency advised the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere. It also advised individuals with respiratory ailments 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 little children. Airline operators are also advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.”
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