Nigeria to experience three days thunderstorms, haze from Saturday – NiMet predicts
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and thunderstorms from Saturday to Monday across the country.
NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja forecast dust haze on Saturday over parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa and northern part of Adamawa. The agency envisaged prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kaduna and Taraba during the morning hours.
“Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Kaduna and Taraba while the remaining parts of the North are expected to be in sunny skies.
“Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected over the North Central region during the morning hours with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Niger, Nasar- awa, Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory and Kwara states during the afternoon and evening periods. ”
Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are anticipated over the southern States with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers during the morn- ing periods, ” it said.
NiMet anticipated thunder- storms over parts of Enugu, Edo, Ebonyi, Imo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Anambra, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Lagos and Bayelsa states later in the day. According to the agency, sunny skies with patches of cloud are envisaged over the northern region on Sunday with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba state during the morning proofs.
“Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba States. “The North Central region should be cloudy with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, the Federal Capital Territory and Niger states during the afternoon/evening hours.