Weekly Forecast

At ICPAC we use the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) to produce our forecasts in a resolution of 10 x 10 Km. Our weekly forecasts are very popular and help stakeholders prepare for extreme weather, and mitigate risks associated with floods, drought or heavy rainfall.

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07 - 14 October 2025

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

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

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures eexpected over most parts of the GHA. 
  • Cooler than average temperatures expected over northern Sudan and regions within the Great Rift Valley.
Heavy rainfall
  • Rainfall exceeding the 95th percentile (the highest 5% on record) expected over south-eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.  
Floods update
  • There is a likelihood of Flooding incidences over the flood prone areas in south-eastern and pockets in central-western Ethiopia.
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

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

Heat Stress

  • Elevated heat stress levels expected in parts of the Red Sea coast, and Afar region in Ethiopia.    
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (above 200mm) expected over a few parts of southern Ethiopia. 
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected in most parts of northern and southern Somalia, central to southern Ethiopia, western and central Uganda, Rwanda, northern Burundi, western South Sudan and south-western Sudan.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected in parts of eastern and northern Tanzania, southern and eastern Kenya, southern Burundi, central Somalia, Eritrea, and south-eastern regions of both Sudan and South Sudan. 

Weekly Forecasts

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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Dry conditions expected in most parts of the country, with light rainfall in the southern regions.
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Dry conditions expected over most parts Somalia with light rainfall in the north-western and southern regions.
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of central to southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected in eastern Uganda, western  and eastern Kenya, southern South Sudan, …
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Moderate temperatures (20-32 ℃) expected in most parts of the country.
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures predicted over most parts of the GHA.
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Moderate temperatures (20 - 32 ℃) expected over the whole country, with temperatures above 32 ℃ on the eastern regions.
27 - 6 March 2024 Read More