Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that15 states across the country are going to experience a downpour in the next three days, from Friday to Sunday.
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The weather forecast agency said strong winds are quite inevitable in at least 18 states from Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8.
NiMet made this known in the latest edition of the Impact-based weather forecast bulletin issued by on Thursday. The forecast was made after a recent warning of hazy weather and disruption in visibility in some northern states.
Contained in the bulletin issued was: “Prospects of moderate to heavy rainfall during the forecast period (0000 – 2359hrs, Friday 5th October 2023), exist over parts of Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Bauchi, Kaduna, Plateau, Taraba, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, Kwara, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ogun States.”
“There are chances of moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday 7th October (0000 – 2359hrs), over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Cross River, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states, including the Federal Capital Territory.
“There is a likelihood of moderate to heavy rainfall on Sunday 8th October (0000 – 2359hrs), over parts of Taraba, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, and Ogun states.”
However, the agency noted that there would be no temperature-related hazards across the country, as the expected temperature following the weather forecast would be low to moderate.
The FCT, Niger, Plateau, and 15 other States may equally experience strong winds in the next three days according to the prediction by the agency.
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“In the next three days (October 6, 7, 8, 2023), there are prospects of strong winds to affect parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Niger, Katsina, Kwara, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kaduna, Gombe, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Borno states, including the FCT
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