The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather outlook predicting a combination of dust haze and thunderstorms across the country from Saturday to Monday.
According to NiMet’s forecast released in Abuja on Friday, dust haze is expected over parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, and the northern part of Adamawa on Saturday.
Isolated thunderstorms are also anticipated over parts of Bauchi, Kaduna, and Taraba during the morning hours, with localized thunderstorms later in the day over Kaduna and Taraba.
In the North Central region, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected during the morning, followed by chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, and Kwara States in the afternoon and evening.
Southern states should expect mostly cloudy skies with thunderstorms over various parts during the morning and later in the day, particularly over states like Enugu, Edo, Ebonyi, Imo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Anambra, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Lagos, and Bayelsa.
On Sunday, the northern region will experience sunny skies with patches of cloud, while isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Taraba in the morning and later in the day over Bauchi, Gombe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa, and Taraba.
The North Central region should expect cloudy conditions with isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, the Federal Capital Territory, and Niger States during the afternoon and evening.
In the southern region, mostly cloudy skies are predicted with isolated thunderstorms over various parts during the morning and later in the day.
Monday’s forecast indicates a return to sunny weather over the northern region, with isolated thunderstorms expected over parts of Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Adamawa, Borno, Zamfara, and Taraba.
The North Central region will experience cloudy conditions with isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, and Kwara.
The southern region should expect cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms over parts of Imo, Abia, Enugu, Edo, Ekiti, Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom during the afternoon and evening.
NiMet advises the public to take adequate precautions, especially as strong winds may precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur. Airline operators are also urged to obtain updated weather reports and forecasts from NiMet for effective planning.
