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There is a marked reduction in rainfall in the country this week. The Kenya Meteorological Department says that few parts of the country are expected to receive rainfall.
In the weekly forecast the Weatherman says that “the counties of Murang’a, Tharaka Nithi, Nyeri, Meru, parts of Kirinyaga and the northern part of Mandera are expected to receive heavy rainfall.” The Western, South Rift Valley and parts of the Coastal region are expected to receive moderate rainfall.
According to the Director of Meteorological Service Dr. David Gikungu, average daytime temperatures of more than 30°Celsius will be experienced in the Coast, North-eastern and North-western Kenya as well as over isolated areas in the Highlands West of the Rift Valley and the South-eastern lowlands, as shown.
Average night-time temperatures of less than 10°Celsius will be experienced in parts of the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, the Central Rift Valley and in the vicinity of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Climate Scientists at the Igad Climate Predictions and Applications Centers (ICPAC) in its weekly forecast indicates that more than usual rainfall expected in southern Tanzania, eastern Kenya, southern Somalia and western Ethiopia.
“Moderate rainfall of between 50-200millimeters is expected in most parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, southern and north-eastern Tanzania, southern and eastern Kenya, central to southern Somalia, and central to western Ethiopia,” says ICPAC in a statement and adds, “Light rainfall of less than 50 millimeters is expected over parts of central Tanzania, central to north-western Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and parts of southern Sudan.
According to the climate scientists, there is a likelihood of isolated flash flood over the flood prone areas in southern Kenya, southern Tanzania, south-western Somalia and western Ethiopia.
They are further warning that elevated heat stress is expected on the cross-border regions of southern Sudan and northern South Sudan with high temperatures of over 32℃elsius expected in parts of southern Sudan. “Moderate to high temperatures of between 20-32℃elsius are expected over most parts Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania,” says the statement and adds, “Mild temperature conditions of less than 20℃elsius are expected over most parts of Burundi, Rwanda, central to western Kenya, and central Ethiopia.
The temperature anomalies indicate warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, western South Sudan and central to southern parts of Sudan while cooler than usual temperatures are expected over parts of northern Sudan, and eastern South Sudan.
