The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thundery, rainy weather activities from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja
predicted thunderstorms (with or without rains) during the early morning hours
over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna States in the
northern region.
It said the rest of the region will be sunny with patches of
cloud.
According to the agency, thunderstorms with rains are
expected during the afternoon or evening hours over parts of Adamawa, Taraba,
Borno, Jigawa, Yobe, Kano, Katsina, Gombe, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna
States.
In the central region, it said morning thunderstorms with
rains are expected over parts of Niger, Plateau and the Federal Capital
Territory while the remaining parts of the region are anticipated to be sunny
with cloud patches.
The agency stated further that isolated thunderstorms (with
or without rain) are expected over parts of Plateau, Federal Capital Territory,
Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Niger States during the afternoon or evening periods.
NiMet predicted cloudy skies over the southern region with
prospects of morning light rains over parts of Ogun, Lagos, Cross River and
Akwa Ibom States.
The agency also envisaged afternoon or evening thunderstorms
with light rains over parts of Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu,
Anambra, Abia, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.
For Tuesday in the northern region, sunny skies with patches
of clouds are expected in most of the region with chances of morning scattered
thunderstorms with heavy rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Yobe,
Sokoto, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kaduna States.
Thunderstorms with light rains are expected during the
afternoon or evening hours over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Borno, Kano,
Katsina, Jigawa, and Bauchi States.
It anticipated morning thunderstorms with light rains over
parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Kogi and Benue States in the
central region.
The agency further expected thunderstorms with light rains
over parts of Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Kogi and Plateau
States later in the day.
It predicted cloudy skies over the southern region with
chances of morning rains over parts of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.
The agency forecast thunderstorms with light rains over the
southern region during the afternoon or evening periods.
For Wednesday, morning thunderstorms are anticipated over
parts of Zamfara, Kebbi, Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Gombe,
Bauchi and Sokoto states in the northern region.
Thunderstorms with heavy rains are expected over parts of
Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Taraba and Adamawa States
during the afternoon to evening periods.
For the central region, cloudy skies are anticipated over
the region during the morning hours.
Thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected across the
region in the afternoon to evening periods.
For the southern region, there are prospects of light rains
across the entire region throughout the day.
It said strong winds may precede the rains in areas where
thunderstorms are likely to occur, and that the public should take adequate
precaution and ensure that loose objects are fastened to avoid collision.
According to the agency, driving under heavy rain should be
avoided and electrical Disconnect appliances should be disconnected from
electrical sockets.
While advising residents to stay away from tall trees to
avoid impact from falling branches and broken trees, NiMet also urged airline
operators to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from
NiMet for effective planning in their operations.
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