The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast sunny and hazy weather activities from Wednesday to Friday.
NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged sunny skies in hazy atmosphere on Wednesday over the northern region of the country throughout the forecast period.
The agency said hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the North Central and inland cities of the South with prospects of afternoon or evening thunderstorms over parts of Osun, Ondo, Edo and Ogun States.
It predicted cloudy skies with spells of sunshine and morning thunderstorms over parts of Lagos, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in the coastal region of the South.
NiMet forecast thunderstorms over parts of Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States later in the day.
For Thursday, it said slight dust haze is anticipated over the northern region of the country throughout the forecast period.
According to the agency, hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the North Central and inland cities of the South with prospects of afternoon or evening thunderstorms over parts of Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Osun States.
The agency said that in the coastal region of the South, cloudy skies with spells of sunshine are anticipated with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Cross River states.
NiMet envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States later in the day.
It predicted moderate dust haze on Friday with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km over the northern region of the country throughout the forecast period.
The agency expected slight dust haze over the North Central region of the country throughout the forecast period.
It added that hazy skies with patches of cloud are expected over the inland States of the South throughout the forecast period.
According to NiMet, in the coastal region of the South, cloudy skies with spells of sunshine are anticipated over the region in the morning hours.
It further stated that later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Rivers, Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States.
The agency urged the public to take adequate precautions, saying strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur.
It also advise airline operators to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet for effective planning.
