Editor's Review
The Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall across 44 counties this Saturday, October 31.
The weatherman also predicted thunderstorms in 32 counties, mostly in the afternoon.
In its daily forecast issued on Friday, October 30, the agency said only Mandera, Turkana, and Marsabit are expected to stay dry through the day.
The thunderstorms are forecast mainly across western Kenya, the Rift Valley, central Kenya and parts of the south. They include Nairobi, Kajiado, Narok, Nakuru, Baringo, Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot and Samburu.
They also cover Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii and Nyamira.
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Thunderstorms are also forecast in Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Tharaka-Nithi, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Taita Taveta, and Garissa.
In most of the counties, the storms are expected in the afternoon. The forecast describes them as occurring over few places, meaning less than a third of a county.
Most of the rain is expected to be light, but moderate rain, which the department defines as 5 to 20 millimetres in 24 hours, is forecast in seven counties.
Tana River and Kitui are expected to have light to moderate showers in the morning, and Makueni is forecast to have light to moderate rain in the morning. Taita Taveta may see them in the morning and afternoon.
Nyandarua and Nyeri are forecast to have light to moderate showers with thunderstorms in the afternoon, and Migori is expected to have the same.
Light showers are expected in Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu, with sunny intervals in the afternoon. Kilifi and Lamu are forecast to have a chance of showers.
In the north, Garissa and Wajir have a chance of light rain, while Isiolo is expected to have light rains in the morning. Marsabit is forecast to see showers and thunderstorms on Friday night before turning dry on Saturday.
Nairobi is forecast to have sunny intervals with rain over a few places in the morning. Light showers and thunderstorms are expected over a few places in the afternoon. Temperatures will range between 17°C and 28°C.
The weatherman also warned of strong southerly to southeasterly winds of above 25 knots, or 12.5 metres per second, over parts of Marsabit and Turkana counties.
Wajir, Mandera and Turkana will be the hottest, with maximum temperatures of 35°C. Nyandarua will be the coolest, with a high of 20°C and a low of 10°C.
