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Meteorological Department warns ongoing rains will damage harvests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2024

September to have a combination of dry and rainy days.

EXPLAINER: Details of new bill where you will be fined Sh5M for weather forecasting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2024

The Meteorological Service Authority should also ensure compliance with standards in stations and maintenance of meteorological services.

Weatherman warns of cold nights, warm days with varied rainfall
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2024

In contrast, daytime temperatures at the coast, North Eastern, and North Western Kenya are expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius.

Met warns of extreme daytime temperatures of 30°C in several regions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2024

The Met said the Coast, Northeastern and Northwestern regions will experience temperatures of more than 30 °C from June 18 to June 24.

Kenya on high alert after classing 192 dams, water reservoirs as very risky
Mary Wambui  |  May 04, 2024

A 24-hour evacuation notice effective May 2, 2024, was issued to settlements in 33 counties within 178 of these facilities.

Kenya Railways suspends commuter train services over heavy rains
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2024

In an alert, the Kenya Meteorological Department (Met) said the rains will continue over the next seven days in various parts of the country.

Kenya’s unusually hot weather and what could be causing it
The Conversation  |  Mar 02, 2024

In Nairobi’s case, the high temperatures have been on and off, so we can’t talk of a heat wave. What Nairobi has had is a wave of hot weather that the...

High temperatures to continue this week, weatherman warns
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 20, 2024

Average temperatures will continue ranging over 30 degrees across most counties this week.

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