The Ghana Meteorological Service (GMet) has issued a brand new impact-based climate warning predicting the probability of reasonable to heavy rainfall and storm exercise in a number of areas of the nation, significantly the coastal, central and transition zones.
The bureau mentioned bands of dense rain clouds had already engulfed components of the coastal inside and forested areas, creating situations that had been more likely to trigger widespread rain in japanese, Larger Accra, western and central areas.
GMet warned that remoted heavy rain might happen in some areas because the climate system strengthens in southern Ghana.
In its newest advisory issued on Could 17, 2026, the company defined that additional storm methods are creating alongside the southern border of Ghana and Togo, with nearly all of it shifting from southern Benin, and climate situations are anticipated to worsen in lots of areas later within the day.
The company mentioned the storm system might convey reasonable to heavy rain to most coastal, intermediate and transitional components of the nation.
Areas anticipated to be affected between 17:00 and 22:00 UTC embrace Ho, Kpando, Akatsi, Anroga, Tema, Accra, Dodowa, Aburi, Koforidua, Akosombo, Akuse, Kete Krachi, and Donkolkrom.
GMet additionally predicted unstable climate situations in Winneba, Twifo Praso, Elmina, Cape Coast, Achim Odah, Assin Foss and Assin Belek from the night onwards.
The Met Workplace additional indicated that extreme climate might proceed till midnight in Kumasi, Obuasi, Ejura, Sefwi Wiauso, Sefwi Bekwai and New Edubiase.
The impact-based forecast matrix locations a few of the affected areas within the “take motion” and “be ready” danger classes, indicating that important climate impacts are more likely to happen if situations worsen.
GMet warned that robust winds had been potential forward of the storm’s transfer and suggested the general public, particularly residents and motorists in flood-prone areas, to take precautions and stay vigilant.
The newest warnings kind a part of GMet’s impact-based forecasting system, which is designed to evaluate each the probability and severity of climate occasions to help public security, emergency response and catastrophe preparedness because the wet season intensifies throughout the nation.
