The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

NiMet’s weather output released on Tuesday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies on Wednesday with intervals of sunshine over the northern region in the morning with prospects of thunderstorms over Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano and Kaduna.

The agency forecast thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Gombe, Kano, Katsina and Taraba later in the day.

The North-Central is expected to be cloudy with chances of rains in Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory and Kogi during the morning hours and thunderstorms expected in Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau and the FCT in the afternoon and evening.

NiMet further forecasted cloudy atmosphere in inland cities and coastal belt of the South with chances of rains in Akwa Ibom and Cross River in the morning.

Rain was also predicted to fall in Ebonyi, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Delta, Edo and Ekiti later in the day.

According to NiMet, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are anticipated over the northern region on Thursday with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Kano and Borno in the morning.

“The afternoon and evening hours hold prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna and Sokoto,” it said.

The NiMet statement also disclosed that the North-Central would be cloudy in the morning with chances of thunderstorms in Niger, Kogi, the FCT, Plateau and Nasarawa in the afternoon and evening.

In addition, the meteorological agency predicted cloudy atmosphere in inland and coastal cities of the South with prospects of rain in Cross River in the morning. It also forecasted rain in Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom in the afternoon and evening.

The agency anticipated cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine in the North on Friday with prospects of thunderstorms in Taraba, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe Adamawa and Kebbi in the morning. Similarly, it said Nigerians should expect thunderstorms in Kano, Adamawa, Katsina, Bauchi, Kebbi, Jigawa and Yobe later in the day.

“Cloudy atmosphere is anticipated over the North-Central region with prospects of rains over Kogi, Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa during the morning hours. Thunderstorms are expected over parts of Niger, Kogi and Benue during the afternoon and evening hours,” stated NiMet.

(NAN)