Nigeria’s MET Rolls-out 2024 Climate Predictions Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), an outlook of climate variables to help improve decision-making across all sectors of the economy.
The 2024 forecasts predicts normal on-set of rains over the northern states with exception of Borno which along with Abia and Akwa Ibom states are predicted to have early on-sets.
An early end to the season is predicted for parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ogun and Lagos states.
A late secession is predicted over the southern states of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Ekiti and part of Edo, Delta, Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kwara, FCT, Niger and Kaduna states.
Day and Night time temperatures for January to May is predicted to be warmer than normal in most parts of the country.
Most of the North is however anticipated to be cooler in March.