Areas To Expect Thunderstorms, Cloudy Weather Today -NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a weather forecast that is a mix of thunderstorms, cloudy weather, hazy conditions and more.

It has warned those in some identified areas to be wary while conducting themselves.

The weather agency gave these indications in a weather outlook released on Saturday, forwarning of thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in the northern region during Sunday’s morning hours.

Nimet said it would be a mix of a cloudy weather with sunshine R intervals over Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara adding: “While leaving remaining parts of the region to be in sunny and hazy condition during the morning hours, a few thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto and southern Kaduna in afternoon and evening.

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“The North central region is expected to be cloudy in the morning hours.

There are prospects of thunderstorms over

Parts of southern Plateau, Kogi, Abuja, Benue and Kwara should expect prospects of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening period.

“Inland and coastal cities of South are expected to be cloudy in the morning hours.

”Thunderstorms are expected over parts of Ondo, Osun, Owerri, Ikom, Enugu, Cross-River, Port Harcourt and Lagos during afternoon and evening hours,” it said.

According to NiMet, sunny and hazy weathers are anticipated over some parts of the region on Thursday.

The agency forecast partly cloudy with sunshine intervals over Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, Gombe and Bauchi in the morning hours.

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“Later in the day, partly cloudy atmosphere with sunshine intervals are anticipated with chances of few thunderstorms over parts of southern Adamawa and southern Taraba.

“ More cloudiness is anticipated over the North central region during morning hours. In the afternoon and evening period, a few thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kogi and Kwara.

“ The inland and coastal cities should be predominantly cloudy in the morning hours with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa,” it said.

The agency predicted better prospects of thunderstorms and rains over the region in afternoon and evening hours.

The agency envisaged cloudy skies with sunshine intervals over the northern region within the forecast period on Friday.

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According to the weather agency, predominant cloud is expected in the North central region  and “a cloudy atmosphere is anticipated over the inland and coastal cities in the morning period.

“Thunderstorms are expected over Ado-Ekiti, Edo, Abakaliki, Enugu, Abakaliki, Anambra, Lagos, Calabar, Port-Harcourt and Bayelsa during the afternoon and evening hours,” it said.