The weatherman says that this week will be mostly dry across the nation.

According to the latest weather forecast by the Kenya Meteorological Department for the period between January 23 to January 29, most parts of the country are anticipated to remain dry this week. However, a few areas are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall. These areas include parts of the South Rift Valley, the South-eastern lowlands, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, and the Coast.

The forecast indicates that high average daytime temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius will be experienced over the Coast, Northeastern, and North-western Kenya. Notably, Mombasa, Mtwapa, Lamu, and Malindi are expected to record daytime temperatures of 36, 35, 34, and 33 degrees Celsius, respectively. Inland areas such as Mandera, Garissa, Moyale, and Marsabit are predicted to have even higher temperatures, reaching 39, 38, 33, and 29 degrees Celsius, respectively.

While a few areas in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley may experience low temperatures of less than 10 degrees Celsius at night, parts of counties in the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, and the Rift Valley are expected to have morning rains. Afternoon and night showers and thunderstorms are anticipated over a few places in these regions.

Counties such as Kisii, Nyamira, Nandi, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Busia, Migori, Narok, Baringo, Nakuru, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin-Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and West-Pokot are likely to experience rain during the forecast period. Kisumu, for example, may reach temperatures as high as 28 degrees Celsius during the day and drop to as low as 14 degrees Celsius at night.

Along the Coast, counties like Mombasa, Tana-River, Kilifi, Lamu, and Kwale are expected to have sunny days and partly cloudy nights, with occasional morning and afternoon showers forecasted over a few places.

The North-western Kenya counties of Turkana and Samburu will experience sunny days and partly cloudy nights, with temperatures in Lodwar rising to as high as 38 degrees Celsius during the day and dropping to 23 degrees Celsius at night. Occasional morning rains, as well as afternoon and night showers, are expected over a few places during the second half of the forecast period.

Counties in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, including Nairobi, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka-Nithi, are forecasted to record occasional cloudiness in the morning giving way to sunny intervals with afternoon and night showers over a few places.

In North-eastern Kenya counties such as Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, and Isiolo, sunny days and partly cloudy nights are predicted. Meanwhile, counties in the southeastern lowlands, including Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Kajiado, and Taita-Taveta, will experience occasional cloudiness in the morning giving way to sunny intervals. Afternoon and night showers are likely to occur over a few places during the second half of the forecast period. The temperatures in Nyahururu and Laikipia are predicted to drop to as low as 10 degrees Celsius at night during the forecast period.