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NiMet issues latest weather advisory for Nigeria 

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecasted thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Friday to Sunday.

• September 12, 2025
Flooded Lagos road used to illustrate the story
Lagos flood used to illustrate story

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecasted thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Friday to Sunday.

‎NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Thursday, stated that there would be isolated thunderstorms with moderate rainfall over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba States during the morning hours on Friday.

‎According to NiMet, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, and Kebbi.

For the central region, a cloudy atmosphere with sunshine Intervals is expected over this region during the morning hours, with a chance of light rain over Niger, Kogi, and Benue. Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over Nasarawa, Plateau, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, and Abuja.

‎There are prospects of intermittent moderate rainfall over most parts of the southern region throughout the forecast period. There are prospects of flooding in parts of Lagos, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River.

‎According to NiMet, a cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine is expected over the northern region on Saturday, with prospects of isolated thunderstorms and moderate rainfall over Taraba, Adamawa, southern Borno, Bauchi, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kano, and Katsina later in the day.

‎NiMet forecasted a cloudy atmosphere over the central region, with intervals of sunshine, and a chance of light rain over parts of Kogi and Benue during the morning hours. ‎In the afternoon and evening hours, a thunderstorm with moderate rain is anticipated over most parts of the region.

‎For the southern region, cloudy skies are anticipated, with a chance of moderate rainfall over parts of Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom during the morning hours. ”Later during the afternoon/evening period, light to moderate rain is expected over most parts of the region.

‎NiMet also predicted cloudy skies on Sunday, with intervals of sunshine over the northern region, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina during the morning period. ‎It anticipated isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains in most parts of the region later in the day.

‎For the central region, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected, accompanied by a prospect of thunderstorms with moderate rainfall over parts of Abuja, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Benue during the afternoon or evening hours.

‎Cloudy skies are anticipated over the southern region, with prospects of moderate rainfall over parts of Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom during the morning hours. In the afternoon/evening periods, moderate rains are anticipated over most parts of the region.

(NAN)

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