The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted thunderstorms across and heavy rains across several states in Nigeria from Monday September 30 to October 2nd.
The agency also urged Nigerians living in flood-prone areas in urban areas to be on the alert and possibly evacuate to avoid unforeseen accidents.
According to NiMet’s weather outlook published on Sunday in Abuja, there is an envisaged localised thunderstorms that is expected in the morning hours in parts of the northwestern states including Kebbi and Zamfara States, northeastern states Bauchi, Adamawa and parts of northcentral of Taraba.
Part of the forecast reads:
“In the North Central region, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Niger and Kwara States during the morning hours.
“Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kwara, Kogi, and Plateau states.
“Localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, and Ondo States in the southern cities during the morning hours.”
On Monday in the southern part of Nigeria, the agency predicts localised thunderstorms over parts of Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Imo, Enugu, Ekiti, Edo, Ebonyi, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Lagos, and Akwa Ibom States later in the day.
For Tuesday October 1st, there is expected localised thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Jigawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Borno and Gombe States in the north will witness the thunderstorms as well.
later in the day.
For the afternoon hours, NiMet predicts that, “In the afternoon/evening hours, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Niger States.
“In the southern cites, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Delta, Edo, and Ondo States during the morning hours
“Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Ogun, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom States.”
“In the North Central region, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Nasarawa and Kogi States in the morning hours.
“Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Niger, the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Benue States.
“Localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States in the southern cities during the morning hours.”
Also, southern states are expected to witness thunderstorms across some states including, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Bayelsa States later in the day.
NiMet subsequently called on “Airline operators are advised to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.”
The agency urged Nigerians to always its website: www.nimet.gov.ng to get up-to-date weather information.
Below is detailed forecast by NiMet: