By Balogun Jimoh, Ado Ekiti
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has predicted three days of heavy, moderate, and low rainfall across 36 states of the country beginning from Sunday August 6,2023.
According to NIMET, strong winds may be experienced in about 15 northern states for the three days period
The agency which made the disclosure in a statement by the Director-General, NIMET, Prof. Mansur Matazu, said that heavy rainfall is expected in most northern states of the Federation on Sunday.
The affected state according to the statement included the parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Niger states.
NIMET also said that moderate to heavy rainfall is very likely over parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasarawa, Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Taraba State,
The agency also disclosed that low to moderate rainfall is expected over Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi, Rivers, Enugu and Rivers state.
NIMET said that there is little or no chance of temperature-related hazards across the country due to the low to moderate temperatures that are anticipated on Sunday.
For Monday, the agency predicted heavy rainfall over a few places especially parts of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Niger, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states, while moderate to heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Kaduna, FCT, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Plateau, Taraba and Adamawa states.
For Tuesday, NIMET predicted moderate rainfall in 13 states, all in the northern parts of the country.
The agency said the affected states include parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, FCT, Nasarawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa, Gombe and Borno, while elsewhere there is little or no risk of hydrometeorological hazard.
It further pointed out that there is little or no chance of temperature-related hazards across the country due to the low to moderate temperatures that are anticipated on Tuesday.
Source: Nairametrics
