Northern States Face Severe Rainfall Delay in 2025, NiMet Warns


Northern States Face Severe Rainfall Delay in 2025, NiMet Warns
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that several northern states will experience a significant delay in rainfall in 2025, potentially affecting agriculture and water supply.
The affected states include Plateau, Kaduna, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Adamawa, and Taraba.
NiMet’s forecast was released in Abuja on Tuesday, February 4, as part of the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP).
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, unveiled the SCP at a public event in the nation’s capital. The theme of this year’s SCP is “The Role of Early Warnings towards a Climate-Resilient Aviation Industry for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development.”
According to NiMet, rainfall patterns in 2025 will vary across the country. The southern states, including Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Anambra, and parts of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi, are expected to experience an early onset of rainfall.
The rest of the country will likely experience a normal onset of rainfall. However, some areas will face an early end to the rainy season. States such as Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ekiti, and Ondo will likely see rainfall ending sooner than expected.
Meanwhile, other states, including parts of Kaduna, Nasarawa, Benue, Lagos, Kwara, Taraba, Oyo, Ogun, Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Anambra, and Enugu, will experience a delayed end to the rainy season.
Keyamo emphasized that the SCP is a critical tool for informed decision-making. It provides insights into expected weather and climate patterns that various sectors, including agriculture, disaster risk management, health, marine operations, transport, and aviation, can use to plan, mitigate risks, and seize opportunities.
In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, noted that the SCP summary would be translated into Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Pidgin. This step aims to make the information accessible to a wider audience, ensuring inclusivity and better preparedness for the weather changes ahead.

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