The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a weather warning forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall across several parts of the country from Sunday evening into the night, with the Greater Accra, Eastern, Central and Western regions expected to be among the hardest hit.
According to the weather update issued at 1700 UTC on Sunday, May 17, 2026, a band of rain clouds has engulfed inland areas within the coastal sector and parts of the forest zone and is expected to trigger moderate rainfall, with isolated pockets of heavy rain.
The Agency further warned that a storm system developing along the southern Ghana-Togo border and advancing from southern Benin is likely to produce moderate to heavy rainfall across most areas within the coastal, middle and transition sectors of the country.
Areas expected to be affected between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. include Ho, Kpando, Akatsi, Anloga, Tema, Accra, Dodowa, Aburi, Koforidua, Akosombo, Akuse and Kete Krachi.
The warning also covers Winneba, Twifo Praso, Elmina, Cape Coast, Akim Oda, Assin Fosu and Assin Bereku from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., while Obuasi, Kumasi, Ejura, Sefwi Wiawso, Sefwi Bekwai and New Edubiase are expected to experience severe weather conditions between 6:00 p.m. and midnight.
The Agency cautioned that strong and windy conditions could precede the movement of the storm systems and urged the public to take precautionary measures to remain safe.
