The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted dust haze and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday throughout the nation.
NiMet’s Weather Outlook launched on Thursday in Abuja predicted dust haze on Friday with a visibility vary of 2Km to 5Km over the northern area.
The company anticipated slim prospects of localized thunderstorms over components of Taraba state within the morning hours.
“Later in the day, dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km is expected over the region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna states.
“Cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine is expected over the North Central region during the morning hours with prospects of localized thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue and Kogi states.
“In the afternoon and evening hours, thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa and Benue states,’ it said.
According to it, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states during the morning hours.
The agency envisaged thunderstorms with rains over parts of Edo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River and Lagos states later in the day.
The agency predicted dust haze on Saturday with a visibility range of 2Km to 5Km over the northern region in the morning hours.
“Later in the day, dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km is expected over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Adamawa states.
“Cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine is anticipated over the North Central region in the morning hours with chances of thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger and Benue states.
“Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kogi, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Kwara states,” it mentioned.
