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Latest Weather Forecasts: NiMet issues three-day advisory for Nigerians

NiMet predicted thunderstorms over parts of Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa later in the day.

• January 22, 2025
Thunderstorm and NiMet
Thunderstorm and NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency of Nigeria has predicted sunny and hazy weather activities from Wednesday to Friday.

NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere on Wednesday over the country’s northern region throughout the forecast period.

According to NiMet, hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the North Central and inland cities of the South, with prospects of afternoon or evening thunderstorms over parts of Osun, Ondo, Edo and Ogun.

It forecasted cloudy skies with spells of sunshine and morning thunderstorms over parts of Lagos, Akwa Ibom and Cross River in the coastal region of the South.

NiMet predicted thunderstorms over parts of Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa later in the day.

For Thursday, a slight dust haze is anticipated in the northern region throughout the forecast period. Hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the North-Central and inland cities of the South, with prospects of afternoon or evening thunderstorms over parts of Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Osun.

In the coastal region of the South, cloudy skies with spells of sunshine are anticipated, along with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Cross River States, it said.

The agency envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa later in the day. NiMet predicted moderate dust haze on Friday with horizontal visibility of two to five kilometres over the northern region throughout the forecast period.

It forecasted a slight dust haze over the North-Central throughout the forecast period. Hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the inland States of the South throughout the forecast period.

In the coastal region of the South, cloudy skies with spells of sunshine are anticipated over the region in the morning hours. Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Rivers, Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa.

(NAN)

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