Met Department: Kenya to experience slightly reduced rainfall this week
By Nancy Marende, October 6, 2025The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has announced that rainfall amounts are expected to decrease slightly across the country during the week of October 7 to 13, 2025
However, in a statement on Monday, October 6, 2025, the department revealed that several regions will continue to receive rainfall, particularly the Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Coastal region, South-eastern Lowlands, and parts of Western and North-eastern Kenya.
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According to the Department’s weekly forecast, the reduction in rainfall does not signal the end of the ongoing wet conditions, but rather a brief easing of intensity in some areas.
The forecast also notes that temperature extremes are expected, with some regions recording high daytime and low nighttime temperatures.
Daytime (maximum) temperatures exceeding 30°C are likely over parts of the Coast, Northeastern, and Northwestern Kenya, while nighttime (minimum) temperatures below 10°C may be experienced in sections of the Central Highlands, Central Rift Valley, and areas near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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Furthermore, it revealed that in the past week, several parts of the country experienced rainfall, especially in the Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, and Western Kenya.
“Ndune Rainfall Station (Embu County) recorded the highest 24-hour rainfall amount of 68.3 mm on October 3, 2025. Mandera Meteorological Station recorded the highest daily maximum temperature of 38.9°C on September 29, 2025,” read the statement in part.
“Nyahururu Meteorological Station recorded the lowest daily minimum temperature of 7.6°C on the same day.”
The Department advised Kenyans to refer to detailed forecast maps for localized rainfall distribution and intensity.
This comes a day after KMD issued a daily weather outlook for Sunday, October 5, 2025, covering conditions from 9:00 pm that evening through 9:00 pm on Monday, October 6, 2025.
The forecast indicated that several regions across the country will continue to experience rainfall, with strong winds likely to accompany some showers, and a possibility of floods in some areas.
Authorities urged residents to remain vigilant, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.