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. 

Weekly Forecasts

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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over southern and western parts of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over eastern and northern Tanzania, coastal and central Kenya, south-western Burundi and Uganda, northern Rwanda, …
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over northern coast regions of the country.
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Moderate temperatures (20 - 32 ℃) expected over southern parts of Sudan, South Sudan, central to northern Uganda, Tanzania, northern and eastern Kenya, and most parts of Somalia, Djibouti, south-eastern and north-eastern Ethiopia, …
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Moderate temperatures between 20 - 32 ℃ expected most parts of the country.
  • Cold conditions with temperatures less than 20 ℃ expected over the northern parts of the country.
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Moderate temperatures between 20 - 32 ℃ expected all over the country.
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • Wetter than usual conditions expected in localized areas of south-western Tanzania and coastal Kenya.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, and south-western Rwanda.
3 - 10 January 2023 Read More