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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20 - 27 October 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall Anomalies 

  • More than usual rainfall expected over western and northern parts of South Sudan, south-eastern Ethiopia, central Somalia, south-western Uganda, western Rwanda and isolated areas in Kenya and Burundi. 
  • Less than usual rainfall expected over central to south-western Ethiopia, southern Somalia, Kenya, southern South Sudan, most parts of Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. 
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional Rainfall 

  • Rainfall exceeding the 90th expected over south-eastern Ethiopia, central Somalia, south-western Uganda, and isolated areas in central Kenya. 
Floods update

Floods

  • Flooding incidences expected over some parts of central Somalia, areas in south-eastern Ethiopia, and south-western Uganda.
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the GHA. 
  • Cooler than usual temperatures expected over north-western parts of Sudan and few isolated regions across the GHA. 
Temperature forecast

Temperature

  • Elevated temperatures exceeding 32°C expected over a small area in south eastern part of Sudan and in north-eastern parts of Ethiopia.  
  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32°C) expected over most parts of the region. 
  • Mild temperature conditions (less than 20°C) expected over central to western regions of Kenya, central Tanzania, central to northern parts of Ethiopia and western regions of Rwanda and Burundi. 
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall 

  • Moderate rainfall (50-200 mm) expected over central to western parts of South Sudan, south-eastern Ethiopia, central to south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and isolated areas in central Kenya and north-western Tanzania. 
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over most parts of South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, most parts of Kenya and Somalia, eastern Uganda, eastern and north-western Tanzania. 
Heat Stress

Heat stress

  • Elevated heat stress within the ‘Extreme Caution’ category expected over most parts of South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, some parts of Eastern Kenya, some parts of north-eastern Ethiopia and some parts of southern Tanzania. 

Weekly Forecasts

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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected in north-eastern parts of the country.
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over southern and north-western parts of the country.
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (more than 200 mm) expected over parts of central to western Kenya and southern Ethiopia.  
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and northern Kenya, central …
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual conditions predicted over most parts of the GHA. 
  • Cooler than usual conditions forecast over regions southern Ethiopia, and other few regions across the GHA.
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More
Floods update
Floods update

Floods Update

  • Very heavy rainfall is likely to lead to flooding in the flood prone areas.
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More
Heavy rainfall
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Very Heavy rainfall (exceeding the top 5% on record) expected in parts of central to southern Ethiopia and northern and western Kenya.  
  • Heavy rainfall (reaching top 10% on record) expected over southern Somalia, …
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • High temperatures (above 32℃) expected over cross border regions of Sudan and South Sudan and Afar region in Ethiopia. 
  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32℃) expected over most parts of the GHA. 
  • Mild temperature …
16 - 23 April 2024 Read More