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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11 - 18 February 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • More than usual rainfall expected over most parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and central to northern regions of Tanzania. 
  • Less than usual rainfall expected parts of western  Tanzania. 
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Rainfall exceeding the 90th percentile expected over parts of central to northern Tanzania. 
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the GHA, with  parts of Sudan, Eritrea, north-western Ethiopia, and northern and   western South Sudan being at least 2 degrees C warmer than the average. 
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32℃) expected over most parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea and central to southern regions of Sudan.  
  • 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 over eastern Tanzania, eastern South Sudan and eastern Kenya into southern Somalia.  
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Heavy rainfall (>200mm) expected over isolated areas of southern Tanzania. 
  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.  
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over central to northern Uganda, southern South Sudan,  south-western Ethiopia, south-western Kenya, and most parts of  coastal regions of Somalia.

Weekly Forecasts

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Rainfall forecast (anomalies)
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • More than usual rainfall expected over most parts of Tanzania and Burundi. 
  • Less than usual rainfall expected over central to southern Somalia, Uganda and Kenya, western and northern Tanzania. 
3 - 10 December 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, central and northern Somalia, central to western Kenya and southern Uganda. 
  • Cooler than usual temperatures expected over …
27 - 4 December 2024 Read More
Heavy rainfall
Heavy rainfall

Exceptional rainfall

  • Rainfall amounts exceeding the top 5% on record expected over central to northern Kenya, central Rwanda, eastern Burundi, and parts of north-eastern and southern Tanzania.
  • Rainfall amounts exceeding the top 10% on record …
27 - 4 December 2024 Read More
Floods update
Floods update

Flood

  • The expected very heavy rainfall is likely to lead to isolated flood incidences over a few places, in parts of Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of southern, central to northern Kenya and central to southern …
27 - 4 December 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)
Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • More than usual rainfall expected most parts of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and southern Ethiopia. 
  • Less than usual rainfall expected over few regions in northern and western Tanzania. 
27 - 4 December 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, central to western and northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia and north-eastern and southern Uganda.
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected …
27 - 4 December 2024 Read More