Much of Nigeria will experience mild to moderate sun and dust haze from Friday to Sunday, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said in a weather forecast published Thursday.
The other parts are likely to experience thunderstorms with rain, the agency said.
NiMet added that partly cloudy and foggy weather is forecast in other parts of the country.
In the morning hours of Friday, the predicted light dust haze is expected to cover much of the states of Ondo, Edo, Enugu, Oyo, Imo, Ebonyi, Ogun, Ekiti, Delta, Anambra, Osun and Abia.
Partly cloudy weather is also expected in Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Cross Rivers states, NiMet said.
Later in the day, a moderate dust haze is forecast in the interior and southern coastal cities with chances of rain in parts of Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers states.
On the other hand, milder mornings and sunny afternoons are anticipated in the northern region, places such as parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Gombe, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Minna, Sokoto, Adamawa, Bauchi, Jigawa . , States of Taraba, Nasarawa and Kogi.
By Saturday, the agency predicted, there will be dust haze conditions in parts of Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states.
Hazy skies are also expected over parts of Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Lagos and Cross Rivers states during the morning hours. Thunderstorms and showers are anticipated during the afternoon and evening hours at these locations.
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Along the same lines, sunlight is expected over parts of Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory during the afternoon and evening hours, NiMet noted.
A clear morning is forecast in Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Sokoto and Adamawa states, while sunny afternoons are forecast in Borno, Sokoto, Niger, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory, according to the agency.
Sunday morning would see dust haze and cloud cover in the southern region with potential for thunderstorms with showers in parts of Bayelsa, Rivers and Cross Rivers states at night. There are sunny prospects in the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Benue, Niger, Kwara, Kaduna and Sokoto states, NiMet said.