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  • NiMet predicts hazy weather

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny to moderate dust hazy weather conditions over most parts of the country and early morning mist/fog conditions over the coastal south on Sunday.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook on yesterday in Abuja predicted moderate dust hazy conditions over the central region with day and night temperatures of 27 to 36 and 10 to 21 degrees Celsius respectively.

    The agency predicted that the Northern States would experience sunny and hazy conditions throughout Sunday with day and night temperatures of 27 to 34 and 10 to 17 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Southern States will experience moderate dust haze conditions over the inland cities with early morning mist/fog over the coast.

    “Later in the day, moderate dust haze with visibility range of three to five kilometres over the region with day and night temperatures of 33 to 37 and 16 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Sunny and moderate dust haze conditions are expected to prevail over the country within the next 72 hours,” NiMet predicted. (NAN)

     

  • NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny weather for Thursday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy and sunny weather conditions over most parts of the country with chances of thunderstorms over the southern part on Thursday.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Wednesday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to sunny conditions over the central cities in the morning hours.

    It added that sunny condition would prevail over the entire region in the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 29 to 37 and 13 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

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    The agency predicted that the Northern States would experience sunny conditions throughout the forecast period with day and night temperatures of 31 to 38 and 19 to 20 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Southern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with chances of scattered thunderstorm over Warri in the morning.

    “Cloudy conditions are likely over the southwest inland with prospects of scattered thunderstorms over Bnin, Owerri, Ikom, Enugeu, Port Harcourt and Yenagoa, Calabar during the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 31 to 34 and 21 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Sunny and partly cloudy conditions are expected over the North and Central region with chances of scattered thunderstorms over some parts of the Inland and coastal region in the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicted.

  • NiMet predicts nationwide thunderstorms, rains for Monday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that thunderstorms and rainfalls would prevail over most parts of the country on Monday.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Sunday, predicted localised morning thunderstorms over the central cities like Yola, Bauchi, Ibi, Makurdi, Minna, Jalingo and Abuja.

    It also predicted scattered thunderstorms over the region during the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 26 to 31 and 16 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    The agency predicted that Northern cities would experience partly cloudy conditions
    throughout the forecast period with thunderstorms over southern Maiduguri in the afternoon and evening period.

    It also predicted that northern cities would have day and night temperatures in the ranges of 31 to 33 and 20 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Southern States will experience cloudy morning with prevalence of moderate rains over Lagos, Calabar and Port-Harcourt.

    “Later in the day, there are prospects of rains over most parts of the inland and coastal cities with day and night temperatures of 29 to 31 and 20 to 22 degrees Celsius respectively,” NiMet predicted. (NAN)

  • NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moisture in the atmosphere with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country for Wednesday.

    NiMet made this known in its Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday.

    It envisaged isolated thunderstorms around the northwestern parts of the country, especially over Nguru, Kano, Katsina and Dutse axis in the morning hours.

    The agency predicted that other parts of the northeast cities would experience thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening hours.

    NiMet said that day and night temperature in the northern region would be in the ranges of 29 – 34 degree Celsius and 22 – 23 degree Celsius respectively.

    It predicted moderate rains over the high grounds of the central cities of Mambilla plateau, Yola, and Taraba axis with localised thunderstorms over Abuja, Minna, Ilorin and Bida axis.

    The agency said that, the remaining parts of the central cities would be in cloudy conditions all through the morning hours.

    NiMet said that cloudy conditions would be expected over the central cities with the exception of Bauchi, Jos, Nassarawa Makurdi, Kaduna, Lokoja, Abuja, Jalingo and Yola that would experience thunderstorms and rains in the afternoon and evening hours.

    It said that day and night temperature in the central states would be in the range of 27 – 31degree Celsius and 22– 23 degree Celsius respectively, except for Jos that would be between 24 and 14 degree Celsius.

    The agency predicted light and moderate rains over the southern cities throughout the forecast period.

    It added that, day and night temperature in the southern states would be in the range of 29- 31 degree Celsius and 21– 23 degree Celsius respectively.

  • NiMet donates weather tools to LAUTECH

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has promised to ensure that weather stations in most Nigeria’s higher institutions are upgraded to meet World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) standard within a short period.

    The agency’s Director-General, who doubles as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative with the WMO, Prof Sani Abubakar Mashi, spoke yesterday during the donation of a weather station to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

    He said findings revealed that weather stations at tertiary institutions needed urgent intervention to get to acceptable level.

    The agency chief said LAUTECH was chosen as a beneficiary of the gesture.

    Mashi added: “NiMet, as the nodal meteorological agency in the country, is bothered and has decided to intervene in getting such stations upgraded.”

    The NiMet chief, who was represented by a technical expert, said the agency had briefed the National Universities Commission (NUC) and secured its consent for the intervention in LAUTECH.

    He said: “We have made all necessary logistical arrangements to commence the installations, testing and training with immediate effect.”

    Mashi hoped LAUTECH would deploy the technology to form a solid foundation for robust weather/climate monitoring network and development of critical infrastructure.

    Thanking NiMet for the gift, LAUTECH Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adeniyi Gbadegesin, assured the agency that the institution would use the equipment well.

    Gbadegesin, a former President of the Association of Nigerian Geographers, said LAUTECH, being a university of technology, placed premium on adequate information of weather to everybody.

     

  • NiMet: shift in rainfall pattern may cause floods

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due to a shift in rainfall pattern caused by climate change.

    The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the weekend in Abuja.

    Mashi said distortions had occurred in the pattern of rainfall leading to variation in the amount of rain that was expected in the country.

    He explained that in line with NiMet’s 2018 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP), so much water would be made available on the surface between the last week of July and end of August.

    According to him, once it rains, the ground cannot comfortably contain and absorb the water making it to runoff and resulting in so much water on the surface.

    “Unless adequate provision is made to accommodate the amount of water that is running on the surface, definitely the likelihood of flood is going to be very high, especially in the areas that are adjoining the riverine locations.

    “What it means is that, already, we are receiving a very large amount of rain within those locations and because there are rivers within those locations, the rivers are already conveying water towards those areas.

    “The rivers are already bringing so much water and you are receiving high amount of rainfall within those particular areas.

    “It means that when the two runoff waters combine, the spaces for the water to pass will be minimal and as a result of this, there is likelihood of flood across these areas,’’ he said.

    Mashi said that the flash points of flooding had been identified and presented to the public by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), the agency responsible for flood monitoring.

    He explained that NiMet and NIHSA were working together to ensure that accurate flood information was made available to the public to minimise the impact of flood in the country.

    NIHSA had in its 2018 Annual Flood Outlook, announced that 380 Local Government Areas in 35 states would experience flooding this year.

    According to NIHSA, flooding will be high in about 78 LGAs, although the situation will generally not be as severe as what the country experienced in 2012.

     

    The Acting Director-General, NIHSA, Olayinka Ogunwale, during the presentation in May, stated that the government had been issuing warnings to residents in flood-prone areas to relocate from such locations.

     

    “It is important to let those in flood-prone areas know that the country will experience flooding in 2018 and people in such locations should evacuate,’’ Ogunwale said.

  • NiMet predicts moderate rains, thunderstorms 

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospects of moderate rains over the central states of the country such as Makurdi, Nassarawa, Abuja and Lokoja this morning.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja yesterday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 25 to 35 and 17 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that there would be chances of thunderstorms and rains over Abuja, Lokoja, Jos, Makurdi, Lafia and Minna later in the day.

    The agency predicted southern states would experience prospects of light and moderate rains over places like Ado-Ekiti, Enugu, Osogbo, Abeokuta, Shaki, Lagos, Awka, Owerri, Abakaliki, Ikom and their environs during the forecast period.

    It also predicted chances of moderate rains over the entire coastal cities throughout the forecast period with day and night temperatures of 29 to 33 and 20 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy morning hours with day and night temperatures in the ranges of 30 to 36 and 21 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “However, there are chances of thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Kano, Sokoto and their environs during the afternoon and evening hours.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy skies, rains

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country today.

    According to NiMet, there are prospects of thunderstorms over places like Jos, Abuja, Jalingo, Kaduna and Minna in the morning.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja yesterday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 32 to 34 and 20 to 23 degrees Celsius.

    It added that there were also prospects of thunderstorms over most parts of the region during the afternoon and evening period.

    The agency predicted southern states would experience cloudy skies over the inland cities and morning rains over the coastal cities.

    It also predicted isolated showers over the region during the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures in the range of 30 to 33 and 21 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions over most parts with chances of thunderstorms over Sokoto, Bauchi, Dutse, Maiduguri, Zaria, Gusau, Kano and their environs during the afternoon and evening hours.

     

    “Northern cities will have day and night temperatures in the ranges of 30 to 35 and 20 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Cloudy to partly cloudy situation is expected with prospects of thunderstorms and rains over most parts of the country in the next 24 hours” NiMet predicted.

  • NiMet predicts rains, thunderstorms

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country this morning with prospects of rains over Abuja, Bauchi, Gombe, Jos, Jalingo, Niger, Yola and Kaduna cities.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja yesterday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 33 and 17 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that localised thunderstorms were probable over the region in the afternoon and evening period.

    The agency predicted southern states would experience cloudy conditions over inland cities with intermittent rains over the coastal cities in the morning hours.

    It also predicted prospects of thunderstorm and rains over the region in the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures in the range of 28 to 32 and 20 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience thunderstorms with cloudy morning over Maiduguri, Nguru and Potiskum, with day and night temperatures of 30 to 36 and 20 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over Maiduguri, Nguru, and Potiskum axis, while the entire region is likely to be cloudy.

    “There are indications of increased cloudiness with prospects of intermittent rains and thunderstorms over the country within the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicted.

  • NiMet predicts rains, thunderstorms for Monday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country on Monday morning with prospects of rains over Abuja, Bauchi, Gombe, Jos, Jalingo, Niger, Yola and Kaduna cities.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 33 and 17 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that localised thunderstorms were probable over the region in the afternoon and evening period.

    The agency predicted southern states would experience cloudy conditions over inland cities with intermittent rains over the coastal cities in the morning hours.

    It also predicted prospects of thunderstorm and rains over the region in the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures in the range of 28 to 32 and 20 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience thunderstorms with cloudy morning over Maiduguri, Nguru and Potiskum, with day and night temperatures of 30 to 36 and 20 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over Maiduguri, Nguru, and Potiskum axis, while the entire region is likely to be cloudy.

    “There are indications of increased cloudiness with prospects of intermittent rains and thunderstorms over the country within the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicted.