The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast dust haze and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
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‎NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze on Monday across the northern region throughout the forecast period.
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‎NiMet said few states, such as Borno and Yobe are to experience moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km during the forecast period.
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For the north-central region, the agency stated that slight dust haze is expected across the region throughout the forecast period.
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‎For the southern region, it said a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine is anticipated across the region with slim chances of morning thunderstorms over parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom.
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‎Then, later in the day, the agency revealed that thunderstorms with light rains are anticipated over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Lagos, Edo, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom.
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‎The agency predicted moderate dust haze on Tuesday with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km over the northern region throughout the forecast period.
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‎NiMet envisaged slight dust haze across the North Central region throughout the forecast period.
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‎It anticipated a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine across the southern region, with chances of morning thunderstorms over parts of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.
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‎It predicted thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, ‎Ogun, Edo, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom later in the day.
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‎According to NiMet, for the northern region, ‎a thick dust haze is anticipated across the region throughout the forecast period on Wednesday.
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‎For the North Central region, it said thick dust haze is anticipated across the region throughout the forecast period.
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‎For southern region, the agency disclosed that a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine across the southern region is predicted with chances of morning thunderstorms over parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States
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‎It predicted thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Bayelsa, Lagos, ‎Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom later in the day.
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NiMet urged the public to take necessary precautions as dust particles are in suspension over the northern region, north central region and the Inland states of
‎the South.
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According to the agency, people with asthmatic health conditions and other respiratory issues should be cautious of the weather
condition.
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‎It also advised airline operators to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet
‎for effective planning in their operations.