The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday.
NiMet`s weather outlook was released on Thursday in Abuja, which predicted cloudy skies with a spell of sunshine over the northern region, with thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, and Kaduna State in the morning hours on Friday.
According to it, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Gombe, and Adamawa later in the day.
“Cloudy skies are further anticipated over the Northcentral states during the morning hours, with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Benue, Kogi, Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau and Kwara.
“There are still prospects of rains over parts of Plateau, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, and the Federal Capital Territory, during the afternoon and evening hours.
“ Inland and coastal cities of South are expected to be under cloudy skies with rains over parts of Delta, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers state during morning hours, “ it said.
The agency forecast moderate rains over most places in the afternoon and evening hours.
According to it, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, and Taraba in the morning hours on Saturday.
It predicted the rest of the northern region to be under cloudy skies.
It further predicted thunderstorms over parts of Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, and Kaduna state in the afternoon and evening hours.
“Cloudy skies are anticipated over the Northcentral region in the morning hours with chances of thunderstorms over Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Benue, and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Thunderstorms are likely, over parts of Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Kwara, and the Federal Capital Territory in the afternoon and evening hours.
“Inland and coastal cities of South are expected to be under cloudy skies in the morning hours, with chances of moderate rains over parts of Delta, Enugu, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Imo, Lagos, Rivers, and Bayelsa, “ NiMet said.
It envisaged moderate rains over parts of Ekiti, Enugu, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers in the afternoon and evening hours.
NiMet predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the northern region, with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Bauchi state in the morning hours on Sunday.
According to it, there are prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano, and Bauchi state later in the day.
“The Northcentral region is expected to be under cloudy skies with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Plateau, Niger, Kwara, and the Federal Capital Territory, during the morning hours.
“Thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kwara, and the Federal Capital Territory during the afternoon and evening hours.
“ The inland cities of the South should be predominantly cloudy while moderate rains are expected over parts of Imo, Osun, Ondo, Delta, Lagos, and Rivers in the morning hours, “ it said.
The agency anticipated chances of rains over parts of Edo, Enugu, Delta, Osun, Imo, and across the coastal belt later in the day.
