El Niño: Weatherman Delivers New Updades Over October-December Rainfall
October-December Rainfall. According to the Meteorological Department, the country will receive more rain than usual from October to December.
The agency reported that there will be an even distribution of rainfall over time and space.
The government issued a statement saying, “The forecast indicates a high probability that some counties in the Northeastern region are likely to experience above-average rainfall.”
It said that rainfall in other areas would be both normal and below-normal.
The department stated that the anticipated rainfall is probably going to be poorly to fairly distributed in some places, such Turkana and portions of the Samburu counties in the Northwest.
The department’s most recent forecast will be driven by sea surface temperatures that are warmer than typical.
“It is anticipated that most areas will experience a relatively fair to good distribution of rainfall in both time and space throughout the season.”
The majority of the country is probably going to be warmer than average, and there’s also a chance that there could be a few storms here and there during the season over various sections of the nation.
In order to fully benefit from the projected increase in precipitation, it also recommended farmers to take advantage of the above-average rainfall to improve crop cultivation and pasture output.
The increased rainfall, according to the Met Department, will result in better irrigation water.
Additionally, it exhorted farmers to adopt efficient marketing plans to guarantee the value addition of surplus feeds and fodder, food preservation, and market access.
Farmers should advocate for sound agricultural practices such sustainable land management and soil and water conservation.
As cholera and other waterborne diseases are anticipated to spread due to floods contaminating drinking water sources, Kenyans have also been made more aware of them.
“As stagnant water from floods is expected to provide breeding grounds for carrying insects like mosquitos,” says the CDC, “there may be an increase in vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Rift Valley fever, and dengue fever.”
Global climate models indicate that El Niño conditions are likely to persist throughout the October November, December season.
El Niño: Weatherman Delivers New Updades Over October-December Rainfall
