The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted haziness and cloudiness across the country for three days, from Monday, February 19 to Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday Abuja forecast said there will be a moderate dust haze with a horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km over the northern and north central states.
“Except Benue, Kogi, and Kwara, where patches of cloud in a hazy atmosphere are anticipated, patches of clouds are expected over the Inland of the South throughout the forecast period.
“Patches of clouds are expected over the coast in the morning, with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Edo, Ondo, Ogun, Lagos, Delta, Rivers, and Bayelsa states during the afternoon and evening hours,” the forecast said.
The meteorological agency further said moderate dust haze with a horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km should be expected over the northern and north-central regions on Tuesday.
With the exception of Kwara, Benue, and Kogi, it said patches of clouds in a hazy atmosphere should be anticipated.
“Patches of clouds are expected in the morning over the Inland of the South and the Coast.
“Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Edo, Imo, Enugu, Lagos, Delta, Rivers, and Bayelsa states,” it said.
The agency envisaged a slight dust haze over the northern region on Wednesday.
It forecast patches of cloud in a hazy atmosphere over the north-central region except over parts of Plateau, Kwara, Benue, and Kogi states, where isolated thunderstorms were expected later in the day.
NiMet envisaged patches of clouds over the inland of the south and the coast in the morning, with prospects of isolated thunderstorms.
