NiMet Predicts 3-Day Sunshine, Thunderstorms From Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday nationwide.

NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicts sunny skies on Monday with a few patches of cloud over the northern cities and prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba later in the day.

According to the agency, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected over the North Central region with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi and Kwara States.

It said isolated thunderstorms are
expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, and Benue States.

The southern region, according to NiMet, is expected to be cloudy with spells of sunshine with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo and Lagos States.

It said in the afternoon/evening periods, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Ekiti, Ogun, Imo, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Lagos and Bayelsa States.

NiMet also envisaged sunny skies on Tuesday with few patches of cloud over the northern states with prospects of isolated thunderstorms envisaged over parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba and Kaduna States during the afternoon and evening hours.

It predicted the North Central region to be sunny with patches of cloud during the morning hours.

The agency also envisaged isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, Kwara and Niger States, later in the day.