The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a mix of sunshine, clouds, and scattered thunderstorms across the country from Monday to Wednesday.
NiMet’s outlook, released in Abuja, forecast sunny skies with occasional clouds over northern states on Monday morning. Isolated thunderstorms with light rain were expected in parts of Taraba and southern Kebbi, with moderate rainfall later over Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Kebbi, and southern Sokoto.
In the central region, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine were anticipated, along with morning thunderstorms and moderate rainfall over Niger, Benue, Plateau, and Kogi states. Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms were expected over the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, Kogi, Kwara, and Nasarawa states.
For the southern region, a cloudy atmosphere with morning light rain was forecast for Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Imo, Ebonyi, and Abia states. Moderate rainfall and isolated thunderstorms were expected across most southern states later in the day.
On Tuesday, NiMet predicted similar patterns: sunny skies with clouds in the north, morning thunderstorms in Kaduna, Taraba, Bauchi, southern Kano, southern Jigawa, and Adamawa, and moderate rainfall later in the day. Central states were expected to have morning light rain in Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Benue, and the FCT, followed by afternoon isolated thunderstorms.
The southern region was expected to experience morning rainfall over Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Lagos, Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom, with afternoon thunderstorms and moderate rain across Imo, Ebonyi, Abia, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom.
On Wednesday, NiMet forecast sunny skies and cloud patches in the north, with light morning rain in Taraba and afternoon isolated thunderstorms over Kaduna, Adamawa, and Taraba. The central region was expected to have intermittent sunshine, morning thunderstorms, and light rain in Niger, Kwara, and Benue, followed by isolated moderate rainfall over Kogi, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, and the FCT.
In the south, morning thunderstorms and light rain were predicted for Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, and Bayelsa, with moderate rainfall expected across most southern states later in the day.
NiMet advised motorists to drive cautiously during rains, secure loose objects, and disconnect electrical appliances. The public was urged to avoid tall trees to prevent injury from falling branches, while farmers were advised to delay fertilizer and pesticide application before rainfall.
The agency also advised airline operators to obtain airport-specific weather reports to ensure safe flight operations.
