Ekiti News reports that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted significant rainfall in 14 states for this week.
These states include Ekiti, Osun, Rivers, Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa.
This is disclosed in the weekly weather forecast bulletin issued by the agency yesterday. The forecast is valid for seven days.
According to NIMET, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is expected to be strong over the West African region.
MJO is the major fluctuation in tropical weather on weekly to monthly timescales.
NIMET explained that the strong MJO would lead to heavy rainfall.
The bulletin reads: “During the week, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is expected to be strong within the week over the West African region.
“Good moisture influx and velocity divergence are expected to enhance the prospects of heavy rainfall over parts of Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Osun states.”
NIMET also highlighted some states that would experience moderate to heavy rainfall.
“Moderate to heavy rainfall is anticipated over parts of Zamfara, Kano, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra states,” it said.