The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Sunday to Tuesday.
In its weather outlook released on Saturday, NiMet alerted Nigerians of thunderstorms in the morning hours over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Edo, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Anambra and Lagos.
The agency said thunderstorms are expected later in the day over parts of Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, Jigawa, Borno, Gombe and Bauchi.
“In the afternoon/evening hours, there are prospects of thunderstorms with rains over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, Jigawa, Borno, Gombe and Bauchi,” the forecast reads.
“Later in the day, thunderstorms with rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Benue and Plateau States.
“In the southern region, cloudy atmosphere is expected during the morning hours over parts of Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Edo, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa States later in the day.”
NiMet envisaged rains in the morning hours over parts of Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom states on Monday.
The agency predicted thunderstorms overs parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, and Bauchi, FCT, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Benue during the morning hours.
It said on Tuesday, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Zamfara and Kaduna states in the morning period.
“In the north-central region, morning thunderstorms with rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa States,” the agency said.
”In the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Plateau, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, and Benue states.
“In the southern region, there are prospects of morning rains over parts of Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom states.”
NiMet urged the public to take adequate precaution as strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur.
Airline operators were advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning.
