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Weatherman releases Kitui County rain distribution forecast

The weather forecast for March-April-May, MAM 2024 seasons shows a Near Normal (NN) to slightly Above Normal (AN) distribution of rain.
The map of Kitui County showing spacial distribution of the amount of rainfall expected in the entire March-April-May (MAM) 2024 season.|KMD

Kitui County is classified into three zones namely, Lower, Middle and Upper ecological zones. The Lower zone is expected to have an earlier cessation of rains compared to Middle and Upper ecological zones. This will be between the first and second week of May, 2024 (May 1st-14th). On the other hand, the Middle and Upper ecological zones will be expected to have rainfall cessation occuring between the second and third week of May (8th-21st May, 2024).
A table showing the expected onset and cessation dates for the three zones in Kitui County for MAM 2024 season.|KMD

In terms of rain distribution, the Lower zone is expected to have fair to bad rain season while Middle and Upper zones will have fair to good rain season. This is according to a Weather forecast report sent to MWINGI TIMES by the County Director of Meteorological Services Mr Daniel Mbithi.

STORY By JOHN MUSEMBI

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