{"id":56910,"date":"2024-11-25T10:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56910"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T10:21:11","slug":"nimet-forecasts-sunshine-dust-haze-for-coming-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/25\/nimet-forecasts-sunshine-dust-haze-for-coming-days\/","title":{"rendered":"NiMet Forecasts Sunshine, Dust Haze for Coming Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted sunshine and dust haze across various parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday. The weather advisory, issued on Sunday in Abuja, highlights the potential impact of these conditions on visibility and respiratory health.<\/p>\n<p>According to NiMet, the northern region will experience slight dust haze on Monday, with localized visibility reduced to between 2 km and 5 km.<\/p>\n<p>By Tuesday, the dust haze is expected to intensify, potentially reducing visibility to less than 1,000 meters. The North Central region is projected to have sunny skies with a hazy atmosphere throughout the forecast period.<\/p>\n<p>In the southern region, sunny weather with patches of cloud cover is anticipated. Thunderstorms accompanied by light rain are likely in parts of Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom States during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday and Tuesday, with similar patterns expected on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>NiMet has cautioned the public about the health implications of suspended dust particles in the air, urging individuals with asthma or other respiratory conditions to exercise caution.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also advised that strong winds could accompany thunderstorms in southern areas.<\/p>\n<p>Airline operators are encouraged to use airport-specific weather updates from NiMet for effective flight planning.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are advised to monitor weather updates and take necessary precautions by visiting NiMet\u2019s official website at www.nimet.gov.ng.<\/p>\n<p>The agency reiterated its commitment to providing timely and accurate weather information to enhance public safety and planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted sunshine and dust haze across various parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday. The weather advisory, issued on Sunday in Abuja, highlights the potential impact of these conditions on visibility and respiratory health. According to NiMet, the northern region will experience slight dust haze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":56911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56912,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56910\/revisions\/56912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}