The Kenya Meteorological Department reports that rainfall is expected to persist across much of the nation for the remainder of this week.

The weather forecast issued on Monday for the period from March 25 to 31 predicts scattered instances of intense rain in certain regions.

Kenya Met said i

Isolated intense rainfalls are expected in various regions including the Highlands both East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley itself, the southeastern lowlands, and northeastern Kenya.

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The weather report indicates that the daily high temperatures during the reviewed period will reach up to 30 degrees.


°C at the Coastal Region, as well as northeastern and northwestern parts of Kenya.

In the Central Highlands and the Central Rift Valley, nighttime temperatures are expected to fall to around 10°C.

On March 18, Kenya Meteorology Department announced that the long rains for the months of March through April to May had commenced in certain areas of the nation, with the remaining regions expected to begin shortly.

According to Met, the beginning of the rainy season will feature a period of continuous rain amounting to at least 20 mm over three successive days, without any stretch of completely dry weather lasting for seven days or more during the next twenty-one days.

For regions in the northern section of the nation, there should be a total accumulation of precipitation reaching at least 10 millimeters across three successive days.

The meteorologist announced that the prolonged rainfall season will commence from March 10 to March 16 in the western highlands outside the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria region, the Rift Valley itself, Nairobi, and certain areas within these highlands.

Ands east of the Rift Valley, as well as some areas in the southeastern lowlands and portions of Isiolo County.

He mentioned that the rainfall was higher during March 3 to March 9, particularly in the Southeastern lowlands and certain areas of Northeastern Kenya.

“The beginning of rainfall for the areas east of the Rift Valley Highlands and the southeastern lowlands is anticipated to start this week,” he stated.

He additionally mentioned that the beginning for the Northeastern area is anticipated to fall between March 25 and March 31.

This will probably be succeeded by periods of drought.

The northwestern areas of Kenya along with the coastal zones are anticipated to experience intermittent rain showers for the rest of March 2025.

This, however, might not satisfy the criteria for onset.

The height of the season along the coast is anticipated to happen in May.

The beginning is expected to happen in April across both areas.