Kenya Met Shares Weather Forecast for 2nd Week of January

The Kenya Meteorological (Kenya Met) Department has released a seven-day weather outlook for the period between 7^th and 13^th January 2025.

Kenya Met predicts that mainly sunny and dry weather conditions are expected to prevail over most parts of the country.

However, occasional light to moderate rainfall may be experienced over a few areas in the Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, South Rift Valley, the Coastal region and the South-eastern lowlands.

The Coast, Northeastern, Northwestern, parts of the Highlands west of the Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, and southeastern lowlands will experience average daytime (maximum) temperatures of more than 30°C.

Temperatures will fall below 10°C at night in some parts of the Highlands east of the Rift Valley, the Central and South Rift Valley, and the southeastern lowlands.

Weather Forecast for Lake Victoria Basin & Parts of Rift Valley

The Lake Victoria Basin, Central and South Rift Valley, and parts of the Highlands west of the Rift Valley will have sunny intervals in the mornings, though a few areas in the South Rift Valley and Lake Victoria Basin could experience rain on Thursday.

Occasional afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected in a few places.

Nights will be partly cloudy, with occasional showers in a few areas of Narok and the Lake Victoria Basin.

Counties in these regions include Nandi, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Siaya, Busia, Nakuru, Trans-Nzoia, Kisii, Nyamira, Kericho, Bomet, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori and Narok.

Sunny intervals are expected during the day in the North Rift Valley and parts of the Highlands west of the Rift Valley, while nights are likely to be partly cloudy.

These include Uasin-Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Baringo and West-Pokot Counties.

Turkana and Samburu counties will experience sunny conditions during the day, with nights likely to be partly cloudy.

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Nairobi & its Environs

The Highlands east of the Rift Valley, including Nairobi County, will have morning sunny intervals during this period.

Occasional afternoon showers are expected in a few places. Nights will be partly cloudy, though a few areas may experience showers on Friday.

Other counties in this region include Nyandarua, Nyeri, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu and Tharaka-Nithi.

North-Eastern & South-Eastern

In North-eastern Kenya (Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, and Isiolo counties), sunny intervals are expected during the day, while nights are likely to be partly cloudy.

The South-eastern lowlands will experience mainly sunny intervals during the day.

However, a few areas may have occasional light showers in the afternoons.

Nights are expected to be partly cloudy though a few areas in Kajiado, especially those bordering Tanzania may experience occasional showers.

The region covers the following counties: Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Kajiado, and Taita-Taveta counties, as well as the inland parts of Tana River County.

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Coast

The Coast will experience mainly sunny intervals during the day and partly cloudy nights.

However, a few areas may have occasional morning showers, which may extend into the early afternoon.

This region covers Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale Counties as well as the coastal parts of Tana River County.

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