Ghana Meteo cautions motorists against speeding as harmattan intensifies

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning to motorists to be cautious while driving as the harmattan intensifies.

The agency had earlier announced that Ghanaians should prepare for an intense harmattan season throughout December 2023.

They attributed this to the arrival of a dry continental wind in the country.

According to the Head of Forecasting at the agency, Joseph Portuphy, due to the intensity, drivers across the country must reduce speed to prevent accidents this season.

“The worst of the season is yet to come. This is just the preliminaries because visibility has not dropped yet. We will get to a time when visibility will drop to 700 meters, so drivers must be very cautious.

“We expect a lot of fog in the morning, and when you get fog, you cannot see ahead of you. So, this is the time we should be using our fog lights in the morning and also reduce your speed so that when there is an object ahead of you, you can easily avoid it,” he said.

A Senior Meteorologist at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Frederick Cudjoe, also advised farmers to be cautious to prevent fire outbreaks.

He further advised the public to wear nose masks to avoid taking in particles that accompany the dry winds into their respiratory systems.