NiMet predicts 3-day sunshine, thunderstorms

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday nationwide.

NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja forecast sunny skies on Thursday over the Northern cities with prospects of afternoon and evening thunderstorms over parts of Taraba State.

NiMet said sunny skies with isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Benue later in the day, adding that the southern region is expected to be cloudy with spells of sunshine during the morning period.

The agency said the afternoon/evening periods hold better prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Ogun, Imo, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Lagos and Bayelsa states.

It envisaged a sunny atmosphere on Friday over the Northern states with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa and Taraba states during the afternoon and evening hours.

According to NiMet, the North Central region should be sunny with patches of clouds during the morning hours.

It anticipated isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Kogi states later in the day.

The agency forecast a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine over the inland and coastal areas of the South in the morning.

It, however, predicted isolated thunderstorms over parts of Osun, Ondo, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Rivers and Bayelsa states in the afternoon and evening periods.

NiMet predicted sunny skies on Saturday over the Northern region during the morning hours.

According to the agency, there were chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba and southern Kaduna later in that day.

It added that sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected over the North Central region with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kwara, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue states and FCT, during afternoon and evening periods.

NiMet further stated that a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine is expected over the inland and coastal areas of the South with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Edo, Delta, Cross River and Bayelsa during the morning hours.

The afternoon/evening period, it said holds better prospects of isolated thunderstorms over Imo, Enugu, Abia, Edo, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Cross River, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa states.