The
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospects of thunderstorms
and rains over the central states such as Bida, Mambila Plateau, Makurdi, Minna,
Ilorin and Lafia axis on Tuesday morning.
NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast
Office in Abuja on Monday also predicted day and night temperatures in the
range of 23 to 32 and 16 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
It added that chances of thunderstorms and
rains were likely over Abuja, Minna, Lafia, Lokoja, Jos and Mambila Plateau
later in the day.
The agency predicted that the southeastern
states such as Enugu, Awka, Owerri, Abakaliki and Obudu would experience
morning thunderstorms and rains with day and night temperatures of 29 to 32 and
22 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
It also predicted prospects thunderstorms and
rains over southwestern states like Lagos, Abeokuta, Iseyin, Akure, Ado-Ekiti,
Shaki, and Osogbo throughout the forecast period with day and night
temperatures of 27 to 30 and 21 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
NiMet further predicted morning thunderstorms
and rains over the south-south cities like Benin, Calabar Uyo, Yenagoa and
Portharcourt with day and night temperatures of 29 to 30 and 22 to 23 degrees
respectively.
According to NiMet, northern States will
experience chances of thunderstorms and rains over Maiduguri, Potiskum, Yelwa,
Nguru, Dutse, Gombe and Bauchi during the morning hours while other cities are
likely to remain under cloudy conditions.
“However, Sokoto, Kano, Yelwa, Dutse, Gombe,
Yobe, Katsina and Bauchi will have prospects of thunderstorms during the
afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 29 to 32 and 21
to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.
“There are prospects of thunderstorms and rains
across the country within the next 72 hours” NiMet predicts.
- NAN
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