NiMet predicts 3-day thunderstorms and heavy rain across Nigeria, mentions states to be affected

• The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall crossed assorted regions of Nigeria from Wednesday, June 11, to Friday, June 13
• Northern, central, and confederate states are expected to acquisition varying upwind conditions, with dense rainfall and beardown winds posing imaginable hazards
• NiMet has advised residents and hose operators to instrumentality precautionary measures to guarantee information and minimize disruptions

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) released a upwind outlook connected Tuesday, forecasting thunderstorms and rainfall crossed the state from Wednesday, June 11, to Friday, June 13.

NiMet predicted aboriginal greeting thunderstorms connected Wednesday implicit parts of Taraba, Kaduna, and Adamawa successful the bluish region, PUNCH reported.

NiMet Predicts 3-Day Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across Nigeria, Mentions States to beryllium Affected. Photo credit: NurPhoto/GettyImages
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Later successful the day, thunderstorms with rainfall were expected implicit Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Gombe, and Bauchi states.

Similar patterns were anticipated connected Thursday and Friday, with greeting thunderstorms affecting Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Adamawa, and Taraba connected Thursday, and Jigawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa, and Taraba connected Friday. Thunderstorms with rainfall were predicted for respective bluish states passim the 3 days.

North-central portion to acquisition rainfall and thunderstorms

In the North-Central region, aboriginal greeting thunderstorms were expected implicit Benue, Kwara, Niger, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Nasarawa connected Wednesday. Later successful the day, rainfall was anticipated crossed FCT, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, and Plateau states.

On Thursday, cloudy skies with sunshine intervals were expected, followed by thunderstorms affecting Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, and FCT successful the greeting and FCT, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, and Plateau states aboriginal successful the day. Similar upwind conditions were forecasted for Friday, with storms apt to interaction FCT, Nasarawa, Kwara, and Niger.

Rain and thunderstorms forecasted for Southern Nigeria

NiMet predicted a cloudy ambiance successful the Southern region, with chances of greeting rainfall implicit Ondo, Ekiti, and Edo states connected Wednesday. Later successful the day, isolated thunderstorms with rainfall were expected successful Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Rivers states.

On Thursday, greeting thunderstorms were predicted implicit Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River, followed by isolated thunderstorms with rainfall affecting astir of the confederate states aboriginal successful the day. Friday's forecast included greeting rainfall implicit Oyo, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River, with thunderstorms and rainfall expected successful assorted confederate states during the day and evening.

Precautionary measures advised

NiMet cautioned that beardown winds whitethorn precede thunderstorms, advising the nationalist to instrumentality information precautions by securing escaped objects and avoiding driving successful dense rain. The bureau stated:

“Driving nether dense rainfall should beryllium avoided. Disconnect electrical appliances from electrical sockets. Stay distant from gangly trees to debar interaction from falling branches and breached trees.”

Airline operators were urged to get airport-specific upwind reports for effectual planning, portion residents were encouraged to enactment informed via NiMet’s upwind updates connected [www.nimet.gov.ng](http://www.nimet.gov.ng).

NIMET releases 2025 clime prediction

Legit.ng earlier reported that The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, unveiled the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to the nationalist connected Tuesday, 4th February 2025.

Themed ‘The Role of Early Warnings towards a Climate Resilient Aviation Industry for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development’, the SCP papers predicts important rainfall events astatine the opening of 2025, with these rains apt to precede the onset.

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