NiMet predicts cloudy weather for Friday
NAN-AE-11
Weather
By Sumaila Ogbaje
Abuja, Sept. 15, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather over the central states of the country.
It said that on Friday morning, there were chances of localised thunderstorms over Southern Kaduna, Lafia and Jos.
The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Thursday in Abuja.
The agency said that there would be prospects of localised thunderstorms over Abuja, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Jos and Bida in the afternoon and evening hours with maximum temperatures of 23 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius.
It predicted increased cloudiness over the coastal and inland cities of the South-East with chances of localized rain showers over the inland of the South-West in the morning.
It also predicted possibilities of localized rain showers over Calabar, Port- Harcourt and Lagos in the afternoon and evening hours with maximum temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius.
NiMet predicted that northern states would experience cloudy conditions over Sokoto, Gusau, Kano, Katsina and Yelwa in the morning.
It added that there would be chances of localised thunderstorms over Kano, Nguru and Maiduguri in the afternoon and evening hours with maximum temperatures of 28 degrees Celsius to 33 degrees Celsius. (NAN)
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Edited by Olisa Ifeajika