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NiMet: Nigeria’s latest weather alert forecasts thunderstorms, sunshine

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and thundery weather conditions from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

• October 22, 2025
NIMET Office (Credit: Facebook)
NIMET Office (Credit: Facebook)

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and thundery weather conditions from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

‎NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecasted sunny skies over the northern region during the morning hours on Wednesday. It predicted isolated thunderstorms over the south of Taraba later in the day.

‎‎For the central region, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected during the morning hours. In the afternoon/evening hours, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Abuja, and Nasarawa.

‎The agency predicted a cloudy atmosphere over the southern region with prospects of morning thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, Lagos, and Akwa Ibom.

‎NiMet envisaged thunderstorms with moderate rains over the entire region later in the day. ‎It projected that sunny skies would be expected over the northern region during the morning hours on Thursday.

‎According to NiMet, later in the afternoon and evening hours, there is a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the south of Taraba. For the central region, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected during the morning hours.

‎In the afternoon/evening hours, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Kwara, Kogi, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, and Nasarawa. ‎It anticipated a cloudy atmosphere over the southern region with prospects of morning thunderstorms and light rains over parts of Ondo, Imo, Edo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom.

‎‎NiMet forecasted thunderstorms with moderate rains over most parts of the region later in the day. According to NiMet, sunny skies are expected over the northern region during the morning hours on Friday. ‎It predicted isolated thunderstorms over the southern part of Taraba state later in the day.

Sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected over the central region during the morning hours. In the afternoon and evening hours, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, and Nasarawa.

‎The agency envisaged a cloudy atmosphere over the southern region, with prospects of morning thunderstorms and light rains over parts of Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom.

‎NiMet forecasted thunderstorms with moderate rains over most parts of the region later in the day.

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(NAN)

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