The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast dust haze and sunshine across the country from Saturday to Monday.
In its weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja, NiMet predicted “slight dust haze over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara and Sokoto States on Saturday.”
The agency said the remaining parts of the North would experience sunny conditions throughout the forecast period, adding “For the central region, sunny skies with few cloud patches are anticipated over the region throughout the forecast period”.
NiMet noted that “sunny skies with patches of clouds are anticipated over the southern region.
The agency also predicted “prospects of isolated thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Abia, Imo, Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States later in the day.”
Looking ahead to Sunday, NiMet said “moderate dust haze with visibility values between 2km to 5km is anticipated over parts of Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Jigawa and Borno States.”
It added that “the remaining parts of the North to be sunny and hazy throughout the forecast period.”
The agency further stated, “For the central region, sunny skies with a few patches of clouds are expected over the region during the forecast period.”
