Nigeria to expect three-day nationwide haze, sunshine

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a mix of sunshine and hazy conditions nationwide from Wednesday to Friday.

In its weather update issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the agency said the northern parts of the country will experience mostly sunny and hazy weather throughout the three-day period.

NiMet also projected generally sunny conditions in the South, with intervals of cloud cover and the possibility of isolated thunderstorms with light rainfall later in the day in parts of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states.

“For Thursday, sunny and hazy skies are expected over the northern and central regions during the forecast period while sunny skies with patches of clouds are anticipated over the southern region.

‎”Chances of thunderstorms with ‎light rains are expected over parts of Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross Rivers states during the morning hours.

‎”Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Imo, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Bayelsa states,” it said.

According to NiMet, sunny and hazy skies are expected over the northern region on Friday during the morning hours with dust haze over the region during the afternoon and evening periods.

NiMet predicted cloudy skies over the southern region with sunny intervals over the region in the morning hours with chances of ‎isolated thunderstorms and light over parts of Anambra, Imo, Abia, Edo, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River, Akwa ‎Ibom and Rivers states.

The agency also advised people with asthmatic health condition and other respiratory issues to be take heed of the present weather condition.