Expect three-day haziness, thunderstorms, NiMet warns Nigerians

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has told Nigerians to expect hazy and thundery weather conditions from Sunday to Tuesday nationwide.

In the latest NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja, the agency forecasts dust haze over the northern region during the forecast period, with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Kaduna states during the afternoon and evening periods.

According to NiMet, a sunny atmosphere with patches of clouds is expected over the North-Central, with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, and the Federal Capital Territory during the afternoon and evening.

“Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected over the inland states and the coastal cities of the South with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Lagos State.

“Later in the day, thunderstorms are envisaged over parts of Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Edo, Abia, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River during the afternoon and evening period,” it said.

The agency predicted sunny skies and a hazy atmosphere over the Northern region during the forecast period on Monday.

It anticipated a sunny atmosphere with patches of clouds over the North-Central cities throughout the forecast period, with chances of a few thunderstorms over parts of Niger, Kwara, Kogi, and Benue during the forecast period.

The agency predicted a cloudy atmosphere with sunshine over the inland states and coastal cities of the South during the morning hours.

NiMet predicted thunderstorms over parts of Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Edo, Ebonyi, Abia, Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers later in the day.

” For Tuesday, cloudy skies with sunshine intervals are expected over the Northern region during the duration of the forecast period, with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Gombe, Kebbi, Kaduna, and Taraba during the afternoon and evening periods.

“Sunny atmospheres with patches of clouds are anticipated over the North-Central cities throughout the forecast period with chances of thunderstorms over most places during the afternoon and evening.

“Cloudy atmospheres with spells of sunshine are expected over the inland states and coastal cities of the South with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Bayelsa, Rivers, and Edo during the morning hours.

”Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over most places during the afternoon and evening,” it said.

The agency urged the public to take adequate precautions as strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms were likely to occur.

The agency also advised airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from its office for effective planning in their operations.