The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted
thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja
envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba,
Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, and Kano States in the
northern region.
The agency said there are prospects of thunderstorms with
rain over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Sokoto, Borno, Kebbi, and Zamfara States
later in the day.
It said in the North-central region, morning thunderstorms
with rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger,
and Nasarawa States, while in the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms with
rains are expected over parts of Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory,
Nasarawa, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, and Benue States.
Also, in the southern region, a cloudy atmosphere is
expected with prospects of morning rain over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi,
Abia, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom,” it said.
According to the agency, rain showers over parts of Oyo,
Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Akwa
Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa are anticipated later in the day.
For Tuesday, in the northern region, morning thunderstorms
with rains are expected over parts of Kano, Zamfara, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe,
Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Taraba.
In the afternoon or evening hours, thunderstorms with rains
are anticipated over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kaduna,
Bauchi, and Katsina States.
In the North-central region, thunderstorms with rains are
expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, and Nasarawa
States during the morning period.
The agency envisaged thunderstorms with rains over parts of
the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, and Plateau later
in the day.
It predicted thunderstorms over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Edo,
Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom in the southern region in the
morning hours.
The agency anticipated rains over parts of Oyo, Ekiti, Osun,
Ogun, Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers,
Delta, and Bayelsa later in the day.
NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday with
rains over parts of Zamfara, Adamawa, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Taraba in the
northern region during the afternoon or evening hours.
It envisaged thunderstorms with rains over Taraba, Kaduna,
Katsina, Bauchi, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Adamawa.
In the North-central region, thunderstorms with rains are
expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, and
Benue during the morning hours.
Later in the day, thunderstorms with rains are anticipated
over parts of Nasarawa, Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi,
and Niger.
In the southern region, morning rains are anticipated over
parts of Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa
Ibom.
The agency expected rain over the entire region in the
afternoon or evening hours.
According to NiMet, strong winds may precede the rains in
areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur, so the public should take
adequate precaution.
It urged the public to ensure that loose objects are
fastened to avoid collision, and driving under heavy rain should be avoided.
The agency advised airline operators to get airport-specific
weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet for effective planning in
their operations.
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