11 - 18 October 2022

Rainfall

Temperature

Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies 

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected in most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, northern Tanzania, and parts of western Kenya and northern Somalia.
  • Colder than usual temperatures predicted over parts of eastern Tanzania, eastern Kenya, and parts of northern Somalia.
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over parts of northern Somalia, central to eastern and western Ethiopia, northern South Sudan into southern Sudan.
  • Drier than usual conditions predicted over central to southern Somalia, central to southern South Sudan, western and southern Kenya, and most parts of Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Heavy to very heavy (top 10-5%) rainfall expected over parts of northern Somalia and central to eastern Ethiopia.
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Hot conditions (above 32 ℃) expected over parts of  Afar region in Ethiopia.
  • Moderate temperatures (20 - 32 ℃) expected over most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, central to northern Uganda, and most parts of Tanzania.
  • Cold conditions (less than 20℃) expected in central to western Ethiopia, parts of central to western Kenya, western Rwanda and Burundi, parts of north-eastern to southern Tanzania, and southern Uganda.
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (above 200mm) expected over isolated areas of the Somalia-Ethiopia border and over western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over western and southern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, south-western Uganda and western Rwanda.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over southern Sudan, most parts of South Sudan, central to north-western Uganda, central to western Kenya, central to southern Somalia, Burundi, and western and coastal regions of Tanzania.
  • Dry conditions expected over northern Sudan, Djibouti, north-western and south-eastern Eritrea, northern and eastern Kenya, central to southern Tanzania, and parts of eastern Uganda, south-eastern South Sudan, and north-eastern Ethiopia.