Today’s weather outlook, By the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET)

Posted by Mayowa Okekale, Abuja | 31 December 2015 | 3,517 times

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has made the following predictions about Nigeria’s weather condition for today, Thursday, December 31, 2015:

NORTHERN STATES: Maiduguri, Potiskum, Kano, Nguru, Yola and environs should generally expect dust haze in moderate visibility of about 2-4km. Katsina and environ are however likely to have visibility less than 1,000m. Night-time temperature is expected to range between 8-15oC.

CENTRAL STATES: Lafia should be fine while Abuja, Bida, Minna should expect visibility reduction to 2-5km because of dust. Night-time temperature is expected to be between 15-20oC.

SOUTHERN STATES: Visibility values over Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Oshogbo, Ibadan and Akure are expected to be between 2-5km. Night-time temperature is predicted to be between 13-20oC.

NOTE: During this period of the year, the atmosphere is usually very dry, dusty and windy. Citizens should avoid substances that may ignite fire easily, to reduce incidences of fire outbreaks.

Source: News Express