The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a likelihood of a three days thunderstorm from Monday September 30th, 2024 to Wednesday September 2nd, 2024, in various parts of Nigeria .
NiMet’s weather outlook released at the late hours of Sunday, September 29th, 2024, in Abuja envisages localised thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi and Zamfara states in the northern region during the morning hours.
According to NiMet, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Zamfara, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba states between the Afternoon/ Evening hours.
“In the North Central region, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Niger and Kwara states during the morning hours.
“Localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, and Ondo States in the southern cities during the morning hours”.
The agency further anticipated 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, morning localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States in the northern region.”
It forecast localised thunderstorms over parts of Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Borno and Gombe States later in the day.
According to NiMet, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Plateau and Nasarawa States during the morning hours.
“In the Afternoon/Evening hours, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 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,” it said.
The agency predicted morning localised thunderstorms over parts of Kaduna, Zamfara, and Kebbi States in the northern region on Wednesday.
It envisaged localised thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi, Jigawa, and Kano states.
“In the North Central region, localised thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 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.
