NIMET informs Nigerians to get ready for three days of thunderstorms
On Sunday, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) issued a forecast indicating that beginning on Monday and continuing through Wednesday, there will be three days of sunlight and thunderstorms across the whole country. Her weather forecast, which was distributed in Abuja, said that cloudless sky will be seen across the majority of the northern sections of the country on Monday, however there was a possibility of scattered thunderstorms in certain parts of Taraba in the morning hours.
According to what was said there, isolated thunderstorms would also be reported in the southern sections of the states of Adamawa and Kaduna later on Monday.
“Cloudy skies with spells of sunshine should prevail over the North-central states during the morning hours.“There are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kogi, Benue, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau and the FCT during the afternoon and evening hours.
“Cloudy skies should prevail over the inland and the coastal cities of the South with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over coastal parts of Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Cross River states during the morning hours,’’ it stated.
It added that there should be isolated thunderstorms over parts of Ogun, Osun, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos states during the afternoon and evening hours. Sunny skies are anticipated over the northern parts on Tuesday within the forecast period with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of southern Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours.
There should be cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the North-central states during the morning hours, it stated.
“As the day progresses, there are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa and the FCT. “Cloudy skies should prevail over inland and coastal cities of southern parts of the country with prospects of isolated thunderstorms in parts of Abia, Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos states in the morning hours.
“Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Abia, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Delta states,’’ it stated.
The weather agency forecasted sunny skies over the northern parts throughout Wednesday. It further predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine to prevail over the North-central states within the forecast period.
“The inland and the coastal cities of the southern parts should be predominantly cloudy with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Delta states during the morning hours.
“Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Delta states, “ it stated.