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  • NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather for Tuesday

    NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather for Tuesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states with likelihood of localised rains over Abuja, Minna, Makurdi, Jalingo, Yola and Lafia on Tuesday morning.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday in Abuja.

    It added that there would be prospects of localised rains over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours with day time temperatures of 32 to 33 degrees Celsius.

    The agency predicted that the Southern states of Eket, Calabar, Yenagoa, Ogoja, Obudu, Owerri and Enugu would experience morning rains during the forecast period.

    It added that there would be prospects of localised thunderstorms/ rains over the region during the afternoon and evening hours with maximum temperatures of 28 to 31 degrees Celsius.

    NiMet also predicted that Northern states would experience cloudy conditions with chances of localised thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Potiskum and Dutse axis during the morning hours.

    It added that there would be prospects of localised thunderstorms over Sokoto, Katsina and Gusau during the afternoon and evening hours with maximum day time temperatures of 33 to 34 degrees Celsius.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, hazy weather conditions

    NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, hazy weather conditions

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Friday morning.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Thursday in Abuja.

    It stated that there would be chances of isolated thunderstorm over some parts of the high ground areas of the region with night time temperatures of 25 to 28 degrees Celsius.

    NiMet predicted that coastal and inland cities of south would experience cloudy conditions in the morning with night time temperatures of 23 to 28 degrees Celsius.

    It added that localised thunderstorms would prevail over Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar and Owerri in the afternoon and evening hours.

    NiMet also predicted that sunny and hazy conditions would prevail over Nguru, Potiskum and Maiduguri with partly cloudy situation in other areas and night time temperatures of 18 to 29 degrees Celsius.

    According to the prediction, hazy conditions are expected over parts of the North-East, while partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with chances of isolated thunderstorms in few places across the country.