Nairobi residents wading through the water/ FILEThe Kenya Meteorological Department has announced that prolonged rainfall is expected in several parts of the country over the next five days, from Friday, March 27, to Monday, March 31.
According to the forecast, isolated heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley, South-Eastern Lowlands, the Coastal region, as well as parts of Northeastern and Northwestern Kenya.
Several counties, including Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia, Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Nandi, Nakuru, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Busia, and West Pokot, are expected to experience showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, with additional showers at night.
Similar conditions are forecasted in Kitui, Makueni, Machakos, Kajiado, and Taita Taveta, as well as inland areas of Tana River County.
However, these regions are expected to see breaks in sunshine on Monday morning and afternoon.
Turkana and Samburu counties will likely experience showers and thunderstorms in the afternoons from Thursday to Sunday, with rainfall subsiding at the start of next week.
In the Central region, counties including Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, Tharaka, and Nairobi will see showers and thunderstorms in the afternoons.
A few areas in Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, and Isiolo counties will also experience afternoon showers in the first four days of the forecast period. However, Monday is expected to bring sunny intervals in the afternoon and partly cloudy conditions at night.
Mary Githinji of Kenya Meteorological Services noted that the Coastal region—including Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Kwale, along with coastal parts of Tana River County—will experience intensified showers during the day and night for the next four days.
Conditions are expected to improve on Monday, with sunny intervals during the day and partly cloudy skies at night.
