The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday, May 8, 2024, across the country.

NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday, May 5, forecast sunny and hazy conditions on Monday over parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina states throughout the forecast period with chances of morning thunderstorms over parts of Taraba State.

NiMet said: “However, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kaduna, Bauchi, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Taraba states.

“Cloud patches with sunshine intervals are expected over the North Central region with chances of localised thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Benue, and Kogi states during the morning hours.

“In the afternoon/evening period, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, and Niger states.”

The agency envisaged cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the Inland states of the South and the Coast.

It anticipated chances of localised thunderstorms in Ogun, Oyo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states during the morning hours.

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NiMet predicted localised thunderstorms in Imo, Abia, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, Rivers, Edo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Delta states later in the day.

According to the agency, sunny skies with few patches of cloud are anticipated over the northern region during the early hours on Tuesday.

It added: “Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and Kebbi states. The North Central region is expected to be cloudy with sunshine intervals.

“Also, with chances of localised thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue states, and the Federal Capital Territory during the morning hours.”

NiMet further predicted localised thunderstorms in Kogi, Plateau, Niger, Kwara, Benue, Nasarawa states, and Abuja later in the day.

It anticipated cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the Inland of the South and the Coast with chances of isolated thunderstorms in parts of Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states in the morning.

NiMet, therefore, urged the public to take adequate precautions as strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur.

NiMet also enjoined airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from the agency for effective planning in their operations.

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