The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has predicted that rainfall will continue across seven regions this week.
In a weather forecast on Monday, October 6, the Met Department announced that rainfall is expected in the Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, and the Coastal region.
The South-eastern Lowlands, Western, and North-eastern Kenya regions will also experience the rains.
The weatherman noted that the intensity of the rainfall is expected to reduce slightly this week.
“Rainfall amounts are expected to reduce slightly this week. However, rainfall is still likely to occur over several parts of the country,” the forecast read in part.
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The Met Department also announced that daytime maximum temperatures exceeding 30°C are expected over parts of the Coast, North-eastern, and North-western Kenya.
On the other hand, areas in the Central Highlands, the Central Rift Valley, and near Mt. Kilimanjaro will experience minimum night temperatures of below 10°C this week.
At the same time, KMD noted that in the past week, the highest 24-hour rainfall was recorded in Embu County on October 3, 2025, with an amount of 68.3 mm.
The Mandera Meteorological Station recorded the highest daily maximum temperature of 38.9°C on September 29, while the Nyahururu Meteorological Station recorded the lowest daily minimum temperature of 7.6°C on the same day.
On Friday, October 3, the Ministry of Environment issued a heavy rainfall advisory warning residents in 34 counties to prepare for potential floods and strong winds.
The Ministry warned that rainfall would intensify to more than 20 millimeters in 24 hours and spread to the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, including Nairobi.
According to the advisory, heavy rainfall was expected to persist until Sunday, October 5, 2025, and was likely to be accompanied by strong gusty winds. The rains were projected to decrease in intensity from Monday, October 6.
The government further cautioned that strong winds may blow off roofs, uproot trees, and cause structural damage to buildings and infrastructure.
