3-day thunderstorms, rains from Monday – NiMet forecasts

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.