NiMet forecasts 3-day dust haze, thunderstorm from Friday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast dust haze and thunderstorms across the country from Friday to Sunday.

NiMet’s Weather Outlook for Friday announced on Thursday in Abuja, predicted dust haze with visibility ranging from 2 km to 5 km over the northern region.

The agency predicted a low chance of localised thunderstorms over areas of Taraba state in the early morning hours.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted dust haze and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday across the country.

NiMet’s Weather Outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted dust haze on Friday with a visibility range of 2Km to 5Km over the northern region.

The agency anticipated slim prospects of localized thunderstorms over parts of Taraba state in the morning hours.

“Later in the day, dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km is expected over the region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna states.

“Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine is expected over the North Central region during the morning hours with prospects of localized thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue and Kogi states.

“In the afternoon and evening hours, thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa and Benue states,’ it said.

The weather agency noted that thunderstorms are probable over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states during the morning hours.

NiMET also predicted thunderstorms with rains over parts of Edo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River and Lagos states later in the day.

“Later in the day, dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km is expected over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Adamawa states.

“Cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine is anticipated over the North Central region in the morning hours with chances of thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger and Benue states.

“Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kogi, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Kwara states,” it said.