The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday, May 24, 2024, and Saturday, May 25, 2024.
In a notice on Friday, May 24, 2024, the weatherman indicated the downpour would be experienced only in some parts of the country while the rest would continue receiving sunny intervals.
"Friday, May 24, 2024 and Saturday, May 25, 2024: Expect moderate to heavy rainfall in some parts of the country," the notice read in part.
In Nairobi, the weatherman told residents to brace themselves for rains and sunny intervals on the weekend. The minimum temperature in the city will be 16 ˚C while the maximum will hit 25 ˚C.
Mombasa County will also experience a mixture of sunny and rainy intervals during the weekend with the maximum temperature hitting 30 ˚C.
Other areas set to receive moderate to heavy showers include Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru and Nyeri. However, Marsabit will experience sunny interval over the weekend with a maximum temperature projected to hit 25 ˚C.
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🗓️ Friday 24 & Saturday 25 May:
Expect moderate to heavy rainfall in some parts of the country! ☔️🌦️
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Caution to residents
With the rains expected, the weatherman has advised motorists to drive carefully due to reduced visibility especially early in the morning. However, the weekend downpour is not expected to result to flooding as experienced during rainfall peak in April.
On Wednesday, May 21, 2024, rains pounded in various parts of Nairobi City. The Showers caught many residents by surprise resulting in heavy traffic on major roads including Mombasa Road, Jogoo Road and parts of Thika Road.
The department had however predicted rainfall throughout the week, with Nairobi being among the areas included in the list. Other areas included Kisumu, Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Busia, Kisii, Nyamira, Nandi, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Narok and Baringo.
"Heavy rainfall of more than 30mm in 24hrs pounding several parts of the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley, Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley including Nairobi area is expected to continue from Sunday, May 19, 2024. The heavy rainfall is predicted to intensify to more than 40mm in 24hrs over the Rift Valley, Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley Including the Nairobi area, Lake Victoria Basin and off the coast on Monday, May 20, 2024, to Tuesday, May 21, 2024," the statement read in part.
"It is likely to reduce in intensity on 22nd May 2024 inland but intensify along the coast from Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to Thursday, May 23, 2024. The heavy rainfall is likely to be accompanied by gusty winds, large Ocean Waves in the Indian Ocean and strong southerly winds in the eastern region," it added.
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