The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday, July 5, 2024, across the country.

NiMet made this known via its weather outlook released on Tuesday, July 2.

The agency predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday in parts of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa States.

It stated: “While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe States.

“Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue, and Niger States in the North Central in the morning.

“Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory, and Benue States.”

According to NiMet, morning rains are expected in parts of Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Ogun, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States in the southern region.

It anticipated high prospects of continuous rains for Lagos which might lead to flooding.

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The agency forecast thunderstorms with rains over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.

NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms in parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States on Thursday with thunderstorms in parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Jigawa States later in the day.

The agency added: “Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, and Niger States in the North Central in the morning.

“Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Nasarawa, Plateau, and Benue States.

“Morning thunderstorms with rains are expected over parts of Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Lagos, Delta, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States in the southern region.

“Rains are expected over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.”

NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms in parts of Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe States on Friday while thunderstorms are expected over the entire region later in the day.

It anticipated a partly cloudy atmosphere in the morning in the North-Central region with thunderstorms in parts of Abuja, Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Benue, and Kogi States later in the day.

It said: “Morning rains are expected over parts of Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States in the southern region.

“In the afternoon/evening hours, rains are expected over the entire region during the afternoon/evening hours.”

NiMet urged the public to take adequate precautions, saying strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms were likely to occur.

It further urged the public to take note and take safety precautions in places where continuous rains were expected, saying flood incidences might occur.

NiMet advised airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from the agency for effective planning in their operations.

The Star