NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains from Monday to Wednesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country.

This was disclosed in the NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, envisaging 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.