Brace yourselves for wet weather in these regions – Met

Certain regions in the country will be experiencing rainfall in the next four days.

The Kenya Meteorological Department on Friday said that rains will be expected in Western, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Central Highlands including Nairobi, Southeastern and South Coast.

Also, Isiolo and Samburu may experience light showers from Friday to Monday.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry weather outlook for January 2024, indicates that Highlands East of the Rift Valley and Central Kenya are likely to experience occasional rainfall with some breaks during the month.

The rainfall is likely to exceed the long-term average amounts received during the same month in other years.

During the just-ended October-November-December Seasonal Rainfall, some counties were among the counties that were affected by landslides and mudslides.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development  Climate Prediction and Applications Center said the greater part of the Horn of Africa is expected to receive heavy rains between January and March 2024, with the weather pattern following recent El Nino rains.

The weatherman identified more than 30 counties expected to receive rain this month.

These include a few areas in western Kenya, especially those around the Lake Victoria basin (Siaya, Busia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Vihiga, Kakamega and Nandi), southern Rift Valley (Bomet, Kericho, Narok), and the south-eastern lowlands (Kajiado, Kitui, Makueni, Machakos and Taita Taveta).

The others are the highlands east of the Rift Valley (Nairobi, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Kiambu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu) and the coastal region (Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu and the Southern parts of Tana River).

Last week the regional weather agency, Igad Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, also predicted unusually higher temperatures this month.

ICPAC said the country will be generally dry, although a few places will receive rain.