The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday.

NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies with a spell of sunshine over the northern region, with thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna in the morning hours on Friday.

According to the forecast, thunderstorms are anticipated in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Gombe and Adamawa later in the day.

“Cloudy skies are further anticipated over the North-Central states during the morning hours, with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Benue, Kogi, Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau and Kwara,” said NiMet. “There are still prospects of rains over parts of Plateau, Kwara, Niger, Kogi and the Federal Capital Territory, during the afternoon and evening hours.”

In the inland and coastal cities of the South, including Delta, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers, cloudy skies with rains likely during morning hours.

The agency forecasted moderate rains over most places in the afternoon and evening hours.

It added that residents should expect thunderstorms in Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba in the morning hours on Saturday.

It predicted the rest of the northern region to experience cloudy skies and predicted thunderstorms over parts of Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba and Kaduna in the afternoon and evening hours.

“Cloudy skies are anticipated over the North-Central region in the morning hours with chances of thunderstorms over Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory,” said the NiMet forecast. “Thunderstorms are likely over parts of Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory in the afternoon and evening hours.”

Furthermore, it disclosed that “inland and coastal cities of South are expected to be under cloudy skies in the morning hours, with chances of moderate rains over parts of Delta, Enugu, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Imo, Lagos, Rivers and Bayelsa.”

Moderate rains in Ekiti, Enugu, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers in the afternoon and evening hours are expected.

NiMet predicted cloudy skies with an interval of sunshine over the northern region, with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto and Bauchi in the morning hours on Sunday.

According to it, there are prospects of thunderstorms in Katsina, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano and Bauchi later in the day.

“The North-Central region is expected to be under cloudy skies with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Plateau, Niger, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory, during the morning hours,” the forecast explained. “Thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory during the afternoon and evening hours.”

In addition, the forecast indicated that the inland cities of the South “should be predominantly cloudy while moderate rains are expected over parts of Imo, Osun, Ondo, Delta, Lagos and Rivers in the morning hours.”

Rains are likely in Edo, Enugu, Delta, Osun, Imo and across the coastal belt later in the day.

(NAN)