Weatherman forecasts rains in the next 7 days, warns of heavy downfall along the coastal strip.
The Kenya Meteorological
Department forecasts shows Central Highlands, Nairobi area and the Counties of
Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka are
likely to experience early morning cloudiness with light rains over few places
breaking into sunny intervals throughout the forecast period. Afternoon and
evening showers are expected over few places throughout the next seven days.
The Lake Victoria Basin,
Highlands West of the Rift Valley, Central and South Rift Valley including the
Counties of Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia,
Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Nandi, Laikipia, Nakuru, Narok, Kericho,
Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma and Busia are expected to experience sunny
intervals in the morning throughout the forecast period, while the Afternoon and
evening will see the areas receive showers and thunderstorms over few
throughout the forecast period.
The Northwestern
including the Counties of Turkana, West Pokot and Samburu is likely to
experience mainly sunny intervals in the morning and afternoon throughout the
forecast period.
The Northeastern Counties
of Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Isiolo is likely to experience mainly
sunny intervals in the morning throughout the forecast period.
“However,
morning rains expected over few places between Thursday and Monday at the
boarder of Kenya with Ethiopia. Afternoon evening showers are expected over few
places throughout the forecast period.”
The Southeastern Lowlands
Counties of Kajiado, Kitui, Makueni, Machakos and Taita Taveta are likely to
experience sunny intervals in the morning throughout the forecast period whle
the Afternoon and evening will experience showers throughout the forecast
period.
The Coastal Strip
counties of Mombasa, Tana River, Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale are likely to
experience showers over few places in the morning and afternoon evening over
several places throughout the forecast period.
The weatherman warns of
heavy rainfall beginning Wednesday through to Thursday to be experienced in
Kwale, Mombasa and Kilifi counties.
They add that Saturday
through to Sunday will see the coastal counties of Lamu, Kilifi, Mombasa,
Kwale, Taita Taveta and Southern part of Tana River county receiving moderately
heavy rainfall.
The forecast released on
Wednesday indicates that the coastal strip will receive more than 30 millimetres
of rainfall in 24 hours.
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