List of Counties to Receive Heavy Rainfall Starting Today Evening

Residents in 46 counties should prepare for rainfall this week, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department, which has released its forecast for October 27 to November 2, 2026.

The department says the Coast will start the day wet, with morning showers expected in Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu counties.

Morning rains are also likely in parts of Nairobi, Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri, Meru, Embu, Machakos, Kajiado, Kisumu, Siaya, Kisii, Homa Bay, Migori, Busia, Turkana and Wajir, among other counties.

Parts of Bungoma, Kakamega, Nakuru, Narok, Uasin Gishu, Kericho and West Pokot, however, are set to enjoy sunny intervals in the morning.

By afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are forecast across much of the Rift Valley and Western region, including Baringo, Bomet, Kakamega, Kisii, Nandi, Trans Nzoia, Vihiga and Nyamira.

A separate band of afternoon showers is expected in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kilifi, Mombasa, Laikipia, Machakos, Kitui, Garissa, Mandera and Marsabit, among others.

Night showers are expected in counties such as Nairobi, Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Mombasa, Lamu, Kwale, Nyeri and Meru, while parts of Nakuru, Narok, Kericho, Garissa and Taita Taveta will experience partly cloudy conditions after dark.

On temperatures, the department notes that arid and semi-arid areas will bear the brunt of the heat. Maximum daytime temperatures above 35°C are forecast for parts of Garissa, Wajir, Tana River, Isiolo, Kilifi, Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana.

The highlands will see the opposite extreme, with night-time temperatures expected to fall below 10°C in parts of Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Nyeri and Nakuru. Residents in these areas have been advised to take precautions against the cold during the night.

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