The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has stated that the country will experience a three-day weather pattern of thunderstorms and cloudiness from Tuesday to Thursday, News About Nigeria reports.
The agency released its forecast and weather outlook on Monday in Abuja, stating that there will likely be morning thunderstorms on Tuesday over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, and Gombe states.
It predicted thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Bauchi, Katsina, and Taraba states later in the day.
“Partly cloudy conditions are expected over the central regions during the morning hours, with prospects of afternoon/evening thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Nasarawa, and Kwara states.
“Cloudy skies are expected over the southern region during the morning hours, with prospects of afternoon/evening rains over parts of Ondo, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Abia, Ekiti, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Lagos states,” it stated.
NiMet also predicted early morning thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, and Kebbi states on Wednesday, adding that parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Gombe, Bauchi, and Kaduna should anticipate thunderstorms later on Wednesday.
The agency further predicted morning thunderstorms on Thursday over parts of Taraba state and tunderstorms over Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano states later in the day.
It envisaged thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Plateau, and Nasarawa states early in the morning, predicting thunderstorms over the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Kogi, and Nasarawa states later in the day.
NiMet also forecasted cloudy skies over the southern region during the morning hours, with rains over the entire region later in the day.
