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

NiMet`s weather outlook on Sunday forecasted a sunny and hazy atmosphere on Monday over the North throughout the forecast period.

According to it, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected over the North-Central states, with prospects of localised thunderstorms over parts of Benue during the morning hours.

Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Benue and Kogi. 

Increased cloudy condition is anticipated in the morning hours over the inland states of South and coastal cities, with chances of morning thunderstorms over parts of Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Rivers, and Delta.

Localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Edo, Ondo, Oyo, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Cross River, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Lagos.

According to NiMet, a sunny and hazy atmosphere is expected over the northern region throughout the forecast period on Tuesday, with chances of localised thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Kaduna stakes during the evening hours.

It envisaged patches of clouds over the North-Central with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory during the morning hours.

The agency envisaged localised thunderstorms later in the day over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Kogi.

It anticipated cloudy skies over the inland areas of the South and the coastal cities, with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Lagos in the morning.

NiMet predicted localised thunderstorms over parts of Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Cross River, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos and Delta in the afternoon and evening hours.

According to NiMet, a sunny and hazy atmosphere is expected over the northern region throughout the forecast period on Wednesday, noting that increased cloudy conditions with chances of early morning thunderstorms is expected over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory during the morning hours.

Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Kwara, Nasarawa and Kogi.

Cloudy skies are expected over inland cities of the South and coast, with prospects of localised thunderstorms over parts of Imo, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Lagos in the morning hours.

NiMet anticipated localised thunderstorms over parts of Abia, Ogun, Edo, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Bayelsa, River and Lagos in the afternoon and evening hours.

The agency urged the public to take adequate precautions as strong winds might precede rains in areas where thunderstorms were likely to occur.

Temperature values are still high, especially in the North, and residents were advised to stay hydrated. 

(NAN)