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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17 - 24 February 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

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

Exceptional rainfall

  • Rainfall exceeding the 90th percentile expected over eastern parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and parts of northern and southern Tanzania.  
Floods update
  • Most of the eastern parts of Rwanda and Burundi, as well as northern and southern Tanzania, are likely to experience flooding incidences in the coming week. During this period, communities in high-risk areas are encouraged to be cautious.
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the GHA.  
  • Cooler than usual temperatures expected over parts of south-western Tanzania, parts of western Kenya and other isolated regions across the GHA.  
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32℃) expected over most parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, southern and northern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.  
  • Mild temperature conditions (less than 20℃) expected over parts of north-western Sudan, central Ethiopia, central to western Kenya, northern Somalia, and western regions of Rwanda and Burundi. 
Heat Stress
Heat Stress
  • Elevated heat stress  in “Extreme Caution” category expected over eastern Tanzania, eastern South Sudan and eastern Kenya into southern Somalia. 
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (>200mm) expected over parts of southern Tanzania. 
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and south-western parts of Kenya. 
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over most parts of Uganda and southern parts of South Sudan. 

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Rainfall forecast (anomalies)
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over western Ethiopia, northern South Sudan, northern and eastern Uganda, and western Kenya.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over southern regions of South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, coastal …
16 - 23 May 2023 Read More
Heavy rainfall
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Heavy to very heavy (top 10%-5%) rainfall expected over western Ethiopia and a few places of western Kenya extending to eastern and northern Uganda, South Sudan, and north-eastern Somalia.
16 - 23 May 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Moderate rainfall (50 –200 mm) expected over most parts of the country.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over south-eastern parts of the country.
16 - 23 May 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Moderate rainfall (50 –200 mm) expected over isolated parts of north-eastern Somalia.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50) predicted over most parts of the country.
  • Dry conditions are expected over a few south-western parts of the …
16 - 23 May 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Hot temperatures (above 32 ℃) expected over southern Sudan into neighbouring northern parts of South Sudan, north-western Eritrea, and Afar region of Ethiopia.
  • Moderate to high temperatures (20 - 32℃) expected over central …
10 - 17 May 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures forecasted over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA).
  • Cooler than usual temperatures expected over north-eastern South Sudan into western Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya and other isolated regions.
10 - 17 May 2023 Read More