NiMet predicts rainfall, thunderstorms throughout Nigeria; flooding probably in North

From Monday to Wednesday, thunderstorms and rains are anticipated to pervade the Nigerian ambiance, in accordance with the Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMet) climate outlook for the week.

The outlook launched on Sunday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms over the northern elements, particularly over elements of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Taraba, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Adamawa states.

Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Sokoto and Kebbi states can even expertise thunderstorms within the mornings.

Different states more likely to expertise thunderstorms are Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba and Jigawa.

“Rains are anticipated over the North-Central area within the morning hours. Within the afternoon and night hours, thunderstorms are anticipated over Kwara, Niger, Plateau, Kogi and the FCT.

“Cloudy ambiance is anticipated over inland and coastal cities of the South.

“There are possibilities of rains over Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Delta, and Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states within the morning hours.

“Reasonable rains are anticipated over the inland and coastal cities within the afternoon and night intervals,” it stated.

In line with NiMet, a cloudy ambiance is predicted over the northern area on Tuesday with prospects of thunderstorms over elements of Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Taraba and Adamawa states within the morning hours.

NiMet anticipated remoted thunderstorms over elements of Zamfara, Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Yobe, Borno, Taraba and Adamawa states later within the day.

It additional anticipated rains over elements of the FCT, Plateau and Kwara state within the morning hours.

“The inland and coastal cities of the South are anticipated to be cloudy with prospects of rains over elements of Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos state within the morning hours.

“Reasonable rains are anticipated over elements of Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos states within the afternoon and night interval, “ it added.

The company envisaged a cloudy ambiance over the northern area on Wednesday with prospects of thunderstorms over elements of Kebbi, Adamawa and Taraba states within the morning hours.

It anticipated remoted thunderstorms over elements of Katsina, Kano, Borno, Jigawa, Borno, Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Gombe and Bauchi state within the afternoon and night intervals.

“Cloudy ambiance is predicted over the North Central area with prospects of rains over elements of the FCT, Kwara and Niger states within the afternoon and night hours.

“The Inland and coastal cities of the south are anticipated to be cloudy with possibilities of rains over elements of Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Cross River states within the morning hours.

“Reasonable rains are anticipated over the inland cities of the South and the coastal belt within the afternoon and night hours,“ it added.

In line with the company, the northern and North-Central elements of the nation are nonetheless at excessive danger of floods.

NiMet urged emergency businesses to be on alert and airline operators to get up to date about climate reviews from the company for efficient planning of their operations. 

(NAN)