Temperature to rise above 40 o.C  in next 48 hours, NiMet warns of discomfort in FCT, 4 others

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By Favour Nnabugwu
 

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has warned of possible rise in temperature to above 40 degrees in the next next 48 hours in FCT, Kwara,Oyo Nasarawa and Benue which may lead to thermal discomfort.

Thermal discomfort is not just a lack of satisfaction with the ambient temperature but. reflects a situation where there is a potential threat to health, that is  when the temperature falls below 18 o.C or rise above 24. .

Also some States including Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa are expected to rise above 40 o C in the next two days.

The Agency in a statement signed by the General Manager Public Relations,Mr. Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim,  said that observations from the source region indicates that temperature is expected to rise above 40 degrees in the next 48 hours.

The Agency therefore advise people in these locations to drink a lot of fluid through this period.

NiMet said, “Parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa are expected to record temperatures greater than 40°C. While most parts of the Northern cities are expected to record temperatures between 35°C to 40°C, this includes parts of Oyo, Kwara, FCT, Nasarawa, and Benue”. It reads.

The statement further warned that cities like Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, and Yola are at risk of experiencing high thermal discomfort, while the following days, parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa are expected to experience temperatures greater than 40°C.

NiMet assures of continuous monitoring of the weather and update Nigerians accordingly

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