The Nigerian Meteorological Company (NAN) has predicted rains and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday throughout the nation.

NiMet’s climate outlook launched on Thursday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over elements of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Yobe, Borno, Taraba and Adamawa States in the course of the morning hours of Friday.

In line with it, there are probabilities of thunderstorms over elements of Jigawa, Sokoto, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Yobe and Kebbi States later within the day.

The company predicted intermittent rains over the North-Central area all through the forecast interval.

NiMet forecast gentle rains over the inland and coastal cities of the South within the morning hours with reasonable rains over the inland and coastal area later within the day.

“For Saturday, cloudy ambiance is anticipated over the Northern area with prospects of thunderstorms over elements of Kano, Katsina and Sokoto States in the course of the morning hours.

“Later within the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over elements of Bauchi, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano and Sokoto States.

“The North-Central area is anticipated to be cloudy with probabilities of morning rains over elements of Kwara, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory,” it mentioned.

In line with it, rains are anticipated over elements of the Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Kogi, Plateau and Nasarawa States in the course of the afternoon and night hours.

It envisaged a cloudy ambiance over the inland and coastal cities of the South with probabilities of gentle rains over Rivers and Akwa Ibom within the morning hours.

The company anticipated prospects of reasonable rains over elements of Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Enugu, Imo, Edo and the coast later within the day.

The company forecast cloudy ambiance over the Northern area on Sunday with prospects of thunderstorms over elements of Kebbi, Borno and Sokoto States in the course of the morning hours.

It anticipated thunderstorms over elements of Sokoto, Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Adamawa States in the course of the afternoon and night hours.

“The North central area is anticipated to be cloudy within the morning hours. Thunderstorms are anticipated over elements of Plateau and Benue States in the course of the afternoon and night hours.

“The inland and the coastal cities of the South are anticipated to be cloudy within the morning hours.

“Later within the day, reasonable rains are anticipated over elements of Ogun, Imo, Edo, Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States,” it mentioned.

In line with the company, the northern elements of the nation are nonetheless susceptible to floods. Emergency companies are anticipated to be on alert.

The company additionally suggested airline operators to get up to date climate stories from NiMet for efficient planning of their operations. 

NAN