Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted widespread thunderstorms and rainfall across various parts of the country from Monday through Wednesday.
According to the weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, Monday is expected to see morning thunderstorms and rain over parts of the northern states including Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, and Kano. Later in the day, thunderstorms with rain are anticipated over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Sokoto, Borno, Kebbi, and Zamfara.
In the North-central region, morning thunderstorms with rain are forecast for parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, and Nasarawa States. By afternoon and evening, these conditions are expected over parts of Plateau, FCT, Nasarawa, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, and Benue States.
For the southern region on Monday, a cloudy atmosphere is predicted, with morning rain over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom. Later in the day, rain showers are anticipated over parts of Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa.
Tuesday’s forecast for the northern region includes morning thunderstorms and rain over parts of Kano, Zamfara, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Taraba. In the afternoon or evening, thunderstorms and rain are expected over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, and Katsina States.
The North-central region on Tuesday will likely see thunderstorms with rain during the morning over parts of the FCT, Niger, and Nasarawa States. Later in the day, thunderstorms with rain are envisaged over parts of the FCT, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, and Plateau.
In the southern region on Tuesday, morning thunderstorms are predicted over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Abia, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom. Rain is anticipated over parts of Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa later in the day.
For Wednesday, NiMet predicts morning thunderstorms with rain over parts of Zamfara, Adamawa, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Taraba in the northern region, extending into the afternoon or evening. Thunderstorms with rain are also envisaged over Taraba, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Adamawa.
The North-central region on Wednesday is expected to experience thunderstorms with rain over parts of the FCT, Nasarawa, Niger, and Benue during the morning hours. Later in the day, thunderstorms with rain are anticipated over parts of Nasarawa, Plateau, FCT, Kwara, Kogi, and Niger.
In the southern region on Wednesday, morning rains are anticipated over parts of Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom. The agency expects rain over the entire southern region in the afternoon or evening.
NiMet has advised the public to take precautions due to the possibility of strong winds preceding thunderstorms. They recommend fastening loose objects, avoiding driving during heavy rain, disconnecting electrical appliances, and staying away from tall trees to prevent injury from falling branches. Airline operators are also advised to obtain airport-specific weather reports from NiMet for operational planning.
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