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 rain are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, and Plateau States.
“In the southern region, a 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.”
NiMet envisaged rains in the morning hours over parts of Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom states on Monday.
The agency predicted thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, 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 precautions 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.
