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The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted rainfall in some parts of the country on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

In a weather advisory, valid from Saturday, December 28, 2024, to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, Kenya Met indicated that occasional rainfall is anticipated in some areas within the Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley as well as the Southeastern Lowlands.

However, the advisory stated that the dry weather conditions are expected to dominate across most parts of the country. Additionally, the weatherman announced that strong southeasterly winds exceeding 25 knots (12.5 m/s) are expected in parts of Turkana and Marsabit counties.

Areas expected to receive rainfall

In the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, and the Rift Valley, rainfall is expected on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the afternoon.

Areas within the region include Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia and Baringo County.

Others are Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Nandi, Nakuru, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Busia and West Pokot County.

After the rains, the weatherman noted that the listed areas will experience partly cloudy weather at night.

Showers are also expected in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Areas falling within this jurisdiction include Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, Tharaka and Nairobi County.

South-eastern lowlands (Kitui, Makueni, Machakos, Kajiado and Taita Taveta Counties as well as inland parts of Tana River County) has also been included in a five-day weather forecast where rainfall is expected to pound on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Other areas are expected to experience sunny intervals with very high temperatures for the next five days.

Earlier in December 2024, several areas were marooned by flooding water following the heavy rains that were experienced in the country.

Disaster response teams were forced to evacuate more than 240 households impacted by the floods, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said in a statement.

This was after counties in the Lake Victoria Basin and northwestern regions experienced heavy rainfall, leading to isolated cases of flooding.

Between March and June 2024, heavy rains and floods claimed the lives of hundreds of people and left others with injuries.

According to the National Disaster Operation Centre, more than 293,200 people were displaced, and nearly 306,520 were affected forcing the government to intervene.