NiMet predicts 3-Day period of thunderstorms, rain across Nigeria

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a period of inclement weather, expecting thunderstorms and rains to affect the entire country from Wednesday to Friday.

According to NiMet’s weather outlook, thunderstorms are anticipated to occur in the morning on Wednesday in several states, including Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa.

Topnaija.ng reports that this weather advisory was released on Tuesday in Abuja, providing advance notice to individuals and communities in the affected regions.

“While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe states.

“Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue, and Niger states in the North Central in the morning.

“ Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory and Benue states,” it said.

According to NiMet, morning rains are expected over parts of Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Ogun, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states in the southern region.

It anticipated high prospects of continuous rains for Lagos, which might lead to flooding.

The agency forecast thunderstorms with rain over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.

NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna states on Thursday, with thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Jigawa states later in the day.

“Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, and Niger states in the North Central in the morning.

“Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Nasarawa, Plateau, and Benue states.

“Morning thunderstorms with rain are expected over parts of Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Lagos, Delta, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states in the southern region.

“Rains are expected over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours, “ it said.

NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe states on Friday, while thunderstorms are expected over the entire region later in the day.

It anticipated a partly cloudy atmosphere in the morning over the North Central region, with thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Benue, and Kogi states later in the day.

“Morning rains are expected over parts of Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states in the southern region.

“ In the afternoon/evening hours, rains are expected over the entire region during the afternoon/evening hours,” it said.

NiMet urged the public to take adequate precautions as strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms were likely to occur.

It further urged the public to take note and take safety precautions in places where continuous rains were expected, flood incidences might occur.

It advised airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.