The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of increased rainfall in some parts of the country over the weekend.
Kenya Met said some parts of the Southern half of Kenya will receive moderate to heavy rainfall.
“Been dry lately? Changes are coming!” Kenya Met said in a statement on X.
“Starting this weekend, expect increased rainfall coverage & intensity over the southern half of Kenya, with moderate to heavy rains gradually extending northward during the week.”
The weather forecast covers the period from Saturday, January 25, to Wednesday, January 29.
According to the forecast, there will be sunny and dry conditions over the northern half of the country as well as the coastal region.
Kenya Met further said scattered rainfall is possible in the Highlands (east and west of the Rift Valley), the Central and South Rift Valley, and the Southeastern Lowlands.
The counties to receive rainfall include Nairobi, Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka.
The counties will receive rainfall in the afternoon and night
“Isolated storms may develop in parts of the Rift Valley, Southeastern Lowlands, and Central Highlands toward the end of the forecast period,” the statement read.
The weatherman further said that there will be strong southeasterly winds exceeding 25 knots (12.5 m/s) in parts of Turkana, Marsabit and Garissa counties.
On Friday, IGAD's March to May 2025 seasonal forecast said below-normal rainfall should be expected in most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa.
The seasonal climate forecast was released by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre.
The rainy season is critical for the equatorial part of the Greater Horn of Africa region and contributes up to 60 per cent of the annual rainfall.
According to the climate outlook, below-average rainfall is expected in much of Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya, southern and northeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, coastal Eritrea, western South Sudan, southern and western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and northwestern Tanzania.
There is an enhanced likelihood of below-normal conditions for the cross-border areas of Ethiopia-Kenya-Somalia, northeastern Ethiopia, southern Eritrea and parts of southwestern South Sudan.
Additionally, there is a high chance of more than 70 per cent that the seasonal rainfall will exceed 200mm in southwestern Ethiopia, western Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
The temperature forecast indicated a higher likelihood of warmer-than-normal conditions, with the highest probabilities (more than 75 per cent) in Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, northern Somalia and northern Kenya.
