NiMet forecasts 3-day thunderstorms, rain nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain across the country from Thursday to Saturday, August 16, 2025.

NiMet made this known via its weather outlook released on Wednesday, August 13.

The agency envisaged prospects of morning thunderstorms on Thursday with moderate rains in parts of Borno, Kebbi, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, Jigawa, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, and Taraba States.

It stated: “Later during the afternoon to evening hours, thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Taraba, and Adamawa States.

“There is high possibility of flood occurring over parts of Zamfara, Sokoto, Gombe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba State during the forecast period.

“For the central region, there are prospects of thunderstorms with intermittent rains over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, the Federal Capital Territory, and Niger States during the morning period.

“In the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms with moderate rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, and Kogi States.

“There is high possibility of flood occurring over parts of Nasarawa and Benue States during the forecast period.”

NiMet forecast cloudy skies in the southern region with prospects of light rains in parts of Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States in the morning.

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According to NiMet, moderate rains are expected in parts of Oyo, Osun, Edo, Ondo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa States later in the day, with a high possibility of flood occurring in parts of Cross River State during the forecast period.

NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms with moderate rain in parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Taraba, Yobe, Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, and Zamfara States in the northern region on Friday.

The agency anticipated thunderstorms with moderate rains in most parts of the region during the afternoon or evening hours.

According to agency, there is a high possibility of flood occurring in parts of Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, and Bauchi States during the forecast period.

NiMet anticipated prospects of thunderstorms in the central region with moderate rain in parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue, Kwara, and Kogi States in the morning.

It added: “In the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms with light rains are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, and Kwara States.

“There is high possibility of flood occurring over parts of Benue, Niger, Kogi, and the Federal Capital Territory during the forecast period.”

NiMet predicted cloudy skies in the southern region with prospects of light rains to affect parts of Oyo, Ogun, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Imo, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, and Lagos States during the morning period.

It forecast rain to continue in parts of Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, and Bayelsa States later in the day.

The agency predicted morning thunderstorms on Saturday in the northern region with moderate rains in parts of Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Borno, Jigawa, Yobe, Taraba, and Sokoto States.

The agency anticipated thunderstorms with moderate rain in parts of Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, Taraba, and Sokoto States later in the day.

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NiMet also envisaged a high possibility of flood to occur in parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States during the forecast period.

The agency said: “For the central region, light rains are anticipated over parts of Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Federal Capital Territory during the morning hours.

“In the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms with moderate rains are anticipated over the entire region.

“For the southern region, light rains are expected over parts of Ondo, Osun, Ebonyi and Cross River states in the morning period.

“The rains are expected to continue over parts of Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Edo, Oyo, Ekiti, Ebonyi, and Rivers States later in the day.”

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