The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted cloudy weather conditions, localised thunderstorms and localised rains in different parts of the country on Monday.

The predictions are contained in a Weather Outlook issued on Sunday in Abuja by NiMet's Central Forecast Office, CFO.

In the forecast, NiMet predicted that central states would experience cloudy conditions with chances of localised thunderstorms and rains over Abuja, Lokoja, Minna in the early hours of the morning.

It predicted that northern states would experience partly cloudy and cloudy conditions with chances of localised thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

"Morning rains are expected along the coast of both the south east and southwest of the southern coastal areas. Cloudy conditions are expected in the inland cities with prospect of isolated thunderstorms over Ilorin-Iseyin axis in the morning," the agency predicted.