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NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, thunderstorms across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms across the country Wednesday to Friday, October 31, 2025.

NiMet, in its weather outlook released on Tuesday, October 28, envisaged sunny skies in the northern region on Wednesday morning.

The agency predicted isolated thunderstorms in parts of Taraba and Adamawa States later in the day.

It stated: “For the central region, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected over the region with prospects of thunderstorms with light rains in over parts of the Benue and Kogi States during the morning period.

“There are prospects of isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Benue, and Kogi during the afternoon and evening period.

“Cloudy atmosphere is anticipated over the southern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom  during the morning hours.”

NiMet forecast thunderstorms with moderate rains in parts of Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom later in the day.

NiMet predicted sunny skies in the northern region on Thursday with prospects of isolated thunderstorms and light rain in parts of Taraba State during the morning period.

According to the agency, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected in the central region with prospects of thunderstorms and light rains in parts of Benue State on Thursday morning.

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It predicted thunderstorms with moderate rains in parts of Benue and Kogi States during the afternoon or evening period.

The agency added: “For the southern region, a cloudy atmosphere is anticipated over the southern region with the chances of isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains over parts of Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom during the morning hours.

“Later in the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms with moderate rains are anticipated over parts of Lagos, Imo, Enugu, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, Edo, Ogun, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom.”

The agency anticipated sunny skies in the northern region on Friday.

NiMet forecast sunny skies with patches of clouds in the central region with the chances of isolated thunderstorms with light rains in Kogi and Benue States later in the day.

It envisaged cloudy atmosphere in the southern region with the chances of isolated thunderstorms and moderate rains in parts of Delta, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom States during the morning hours.

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

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