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Hot, sunny patterns to persist for five days - weatherman

Warns that long rains may be delayed until early next month, more cyclones in Mozambique could condemn Kenya to longer dry spell

In Summary

• Sunny weather expected to continue for the next five days.

• Forecast says rains might come late next week, but most probably in the first week of April.

A boy carries water in Ukambani as a result of severe drought. Met says eastern parts of Kenya will remain dry, which might lead to water shortage there
DRY SPELL: A boy carries water in Ukambani as a result of severe drought. Met says eastern parts of Kenya will remain dry, which might lead to water shortage there
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The sunny weather being experienced in most parts of the country will persist for the next five days, the Kenya Meteorological Department has said.

Temperatures will hit a high of 32 degrees in Nairobi and up to 41 degrees in Mandera.

In Lodwar ,Samburu and Turkana, temperatures will reach highs of 40.5 ,40, 40 degrees respectively.

In a statement signed by the acting director of the Kenya Meteorological Department Stella Aura, the weatherman indicates the coastal strip will experience highs of between 23 to 33 degrees.

The five-day forecast, however, says that Lake and Rift Valley regions will receive light rains in the afternoon to enhanced rainfall with thunderstorm in the evening.

The chart shows Nairobi, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kiambu and Laikipia are among the counties that will receive light rains in the afternoon for the next five days.

On  March 19, the meteorological department warned that the long rains may be delayed until early next month.

The weatherman blamed a tropical cyclone that caused in havoc in Mozambique last week, for sucking in moisture that would have resulted in rains for Kenya.

Aura said Kenyans will see some rain-forming clouds from next week.

The rains might come late next week but most probably in the first week of April, she told the press at KMD offices.

She warned that more cyclones developing in the Mozambican channel could disrupt the rains in Kenya and condemn it to a further dry spell.

 

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