NiMet forecasts 3-day thunderstorms, rain across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery upwind conditions crossed Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday.

NiMet’s upwind outlook released connected Sunday successful Abuja envisaged thunderstorms with mean rainfall implicit parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina successful the bluish states connected Monday morning.

The bureau predicted rains successful Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba aboriginal successful the day.

“Flash floods are imaginable successful Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, and Kano States during this period.

“Central states similar Niger, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Plateau, and Nasarawa volition spot greeting cloudiness and airy to mean rainfall, with a precocious hazard of flooding successful parts of Plateau.

“In the South, airy to mean rains volition impact Ondo, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom,” it said.

NiMet envisaged sunny skies with patchy clouds connected Tuesday successful the North, with thunderstorms and rainfall persisting successful parts of Adamawa, Taraba, and neighbouring states.

“Central and confederate regions volition proceed experiencing mean rainfall.

“On Wednesday, sunshine with thunderstorms is expected implicit bluish states successful the morning, portion cloudy skies and mean rainfall are expected implicit the cardinal region.

“Southern states, including Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, and Cross River, volition acquisition greeting showers and mean to dense rains aboriginal successful the day,” it said.

The bureau cautioned residents successful flood-prone areas to activate exigency responses, debar driving during dense rains, unafraid escaped objects, and instrumentality precautions against beardown winds and debased nighttime temperatures.

NiMet urged the nationalist to disconnect electrical appliances during storms and debar structure nether gangly trees.

Airline operators are advised to get airport-specific upwind reports for harmless planning. Residents tin sojourn www.nimet.gov.ng for upwind updates. (NAN)

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