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NiMet: Expect isolated thunderstorms across Nigeria

Cloudy to sunny skies are expected in the morning over the Northern region.

• May 30, 2021
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of partly cloudy to sunny skies from Monday to Wednesday.

NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday predicts partly cloudy to sunny skies over the Northern region with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the morning hours on Monday.

According to the agency, there are chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, Zamfara, Gombe and Kaduna States during the afternoon and evening hours.

It envisages chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Plateau, Niger, Nassarawa, Kwara, Kogi and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) later in the day.

“The inland cities of the south are expected to be under cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine in the morning hours.

“There are chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Ogun, Edo, Oyo, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu and Imo States during the afternoon and evening hours.

“Cloudy skies are expected over coastal cities of the south in the morning. There are chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Lagos state later in the day,” it said.

According to it, partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected over the Northern region in the morning hours of Tuesday.

NiMet envisages isolated thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Katsina, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Sokoto, Kebbi, Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna state later in the day.

It predicts partly cloudy to cloudy skies over the North-Central region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Plateau, Niger and Nassarawa during the afternoon and evening hours.

The agency envisages cloudy skies over the inland and the coastal cities of the South during the morning hours.

It anticipates isolated thunderstorms over parts of Edo, Ondo, Ogun, Anambra, Rivers, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Cross River later in the day.

“For Wednesday, partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected over the Northern region in the morning hours.

“There are high chances of thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Yobe, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa and Taraba state during the afternoon and evening period.

“Partly cloudy to cloudy skies are expected over the North-Central region during the morning hours,” it said.

The agency predicts isolated thunderstorms over parts of the FCT, Benue, Niger, Plateau and Kogi later in the day.

NiMet forecasts the inland and the coastal cities of the South to be under a cloudy atmosphere during the morning hours.

The agency envisages prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Edo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta later in the day.

(NAN)

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