The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of
cloudiness and thunderstorms from Friday through to Sunday across the
country.
NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted cloudy
skies with intervals of sunshine over the northern region during the
morning hours of Friday.
The agency further predicted prospects of a few thunderstorms over
parts of Kebbi, southern Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba, Bauchi and
Adamawa in the afternoon and evening hours.
According to it, the north central region should be predominately
cloudy in the morning hours. “Later in the day, there are prospects of
thunderstorms over parts of Kwara, Plateau, Niger and the Federal
Capital Territory.
“The inland and coastal cities of the South are expected to be cloudy
with intervals of sunshine with prospects of a few thunderstorms over
Rivers, Bayelsa, Lagos and Ogun in the morning hours.
“Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over Enugu, Imo, and
Abia states. Also, parts of the coastal cities such as Rivers, Akwa
Ibom and Bayelsa should expect similar weather activities,” it said.
NiMet envisaged partly cloudy to cloudy skies over the northern cities
with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Gombe, Bauchi and
Borno in the morning hours of Saturday. It forecast thunderstorms over
parts of Sokoto, Yobe, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Zamfara, Kaduna and
Taraba in the afternoon and evening hours.
According to it, partly cloudy to cloudy skies should prevail over the
north central region with chances of few thunderstorms over Nasarawa,
Kogi, Mambila Plateau, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory during
the morning hours.
“Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of
Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi and Niger states during the afternoon and
evening hours.
“The inland and the coastal cities should be mostly cloudy with
chances of a few thunderstorms over Abia, Imo, Lagos and Ogun in the
morning hours.
“However, there are greater chances of thunderstorms over Edo,
Anambra, Osun, Ondo, Imo, Ekiti, Enugu, Ebony, Akwa Ibom, Cross River,
Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Ogun in the afternoon and evening
hours,” it said.
NiMet anticipated partly cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over
the northern region in the morning hours on Sunday.
It predicted a few thunderstorms over Sokoto, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and
Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours.
It forecast the north central region to be cloudy with chances of few thunderstorms over Niger, Kogi and Kwara in the afternoon and evening
hours.
According to it, the inland and coastal cities are expected to be under cloudy condition during the morning hours.
The agency envisaged scattered thunderstorms over parts of Edo, Delta, Cross River, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Anambra, Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Enugu and Ogun later in the day. (NAN)
