The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rainfall and a bumper from the Western Region during the forthcoming short rainy season.
According to the Kenya Meteorological Department Director David Gikungu, the western sector of the country was expected to receive rainfall that was nearly slightly above average.
Speaking when he released the forecast in Nakuru, he revealed that central parts of the country and isolated areas over northeast and southeastern lowlands were likely to receive normal to below-average rainfall.
Further, he stated that most of the Northeast and the Southeastern lowlands were expected to receive below-average rainfall.
“The forthcoming period will be driven by weak La Niña conditions, characterized by cooler-than- average Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) over the Central and Eastern and Equatorial Pacific Ocean, which are likely to develop during the September to November period and persist into early 2025,” he added.
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Gikungu said the forecast report was being disseminated through the media to prepare farmers and the general public because the weather was not conforming to the historical climatological patterns.
“However, there might be storms in some pockets of the regions with suppressed rainfall which normally happens, this should not be an opportunity for the public to cast aspersions at the weatherman,” he said.
Gikungu added that the report would always be updated with short-term forecasts for accuracy.
