Kenyans should expect rainfall over the Central Highlands, Western Kenya, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Coast and Northeastern region this week, Kenya Met has said.
In a forecast covering October 29 to October 4, the Meteorological department however said the rest of the country will be mostly sunny and dry.
"Regions including North-eastern, North-western, South-eastern lowlands and much of the country will experience mainly sunny and dry conditions," Met said.
The department warned of high daytime temperatures over 30°C in areas like the Coast, North-eastern and North-western Kenya.
Kenya Met urged Kenyans in the affected areas to keep cool and stay hydrated.
According to the forecast, nighttime temperatures may drop below 10°C in parts of the Central Highlands and Central Rift Valley.
The forecast came shortly after the Met released a report on climate change impacts in the country.
The report stated that heatwaves have become more severe and longer lasting, with extreme heat associated with rises in emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
The weatherman added that under a very high, worst-case emissions
scenario, climate change is predicted to result in an additional
75.9 million people at risk from malaria in eastern and southern Africa by 2080 and a decline in wheat yields in Africa of 15 per cent by 2050.
Met also acknowledged that climate change increased the intensity of heavy rainfall in the Horn of Africa in 2023, causing more than 300 deaths and displacing over a million people.
The changes also resulted in increased flows on large rivers are flooding farmlands, degrading soils and reducing farm output, with consequences for food availability.
"The Great Rift Valley lakes have expanded in area – by 21 per cent for Lake Naivasha up to 123 per cent for Lake Solai, for example," the report stated.
Kenya Met pointed out that climate change has made events like the extreme drought that the country has been experiencing since 2020 stronger and about 100 times more likely.
The department noted that Kenya needs immediate action – including international climate finance – to support adaptation and low-carbon development and secure a fair, livable future for its people.
