20 - 27 November 2024

Rainfall

Temperature

Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Rainfall amounts exceeding the top 10% on record expected over parts of southern, central to northern Kenya, northern Tanzania, most parts of Rwanda, and parts of northern Burundi. 
Floods update

Flood

  • The expected very heavy rainfall is likely to lead to isolated flood incidences over a few places, in parts of southern, central, and northern Kenya, northern Tanzania, most parts of Rwanda, and parts of northern Burundi.
  • Communities in high-risk areas are advised to exercise caution during this period.
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • More than usual rainfall expected most parts of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, northern Burundi, northern and central Tanzania, southern and northern Somalia, southern Ethiopia and south-eastern South Sudan.
  • Less than usual rainfall expected over few places in southern and western Tanzania. 
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region. 
  • Cooler than usual temperatures expected over parts of central Sudan, cross border regions of northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and south-eastern South Sudan, and other isolated areas across the GHA. 
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32℃) expected over most parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and southern and eastern regions of Sudan. 
  • Mild temperature conditions (less than 20℃) expected over parts north-western Sudan, central to southern Ethiopia, central to western Kenya and most parts of Rwanda and Burundi. 
Heat Stress

Heat Stress

  • Cautionary heat stress levels expected in eastern regions of Kenya, coastal Tanzania, eastern and northern South Sudan, southern Somalia and eastern Sudan. 
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (>200mm) expected over a few parts of southern Kenya, northern to southern Tanzania, southern Rwanda and northern Burundi. 
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and southern Somalia.  
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over parts of southwestern South Sudan, central to southern Ethiopia, central to northern Somalia and southwestern Tanzania.