SEASONAL FORECAST - KIRUHURA

Issue Date: 2nd September 2024

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER (SOND) 2024
SEASONAL RAINFALL OUTLOOK OVER UGANDA

1.0 Overiew

Uganda generally experiences two major rainfall seasons; March-April-May (MAM), and September-October-November-December (SOND) as the first and second rainy seasons, respectively. However, the northern region and parts of eastem Uganda usually experience a substantial rainfall during June-July-August (JJA) season.

2.0 General Forecast

Overall, the SOND 2024 rainfall outlook Indicates that several parts of the country are expected to receive near-average to above,-average rainfall. However, some arts of the cattle corridor areas of southwestern, central and northeastern regions e expected to expertence near-average to below-average rainfall conditions ing the forecast period. The spatial distribution map of the expected seasonal all is shown in Figure 1.

2.1.0 Western Region

2.2.1 Western Central

The current dry conditions over this region are expected to gradually give way to occasional rains that will indicate the onset of seasonal rainfall around early September and peak around late September to early October. The cessation of the seasonal rainfall in this region is expected around mid to late November. Overall, near-normal to below-normal (average) rainfall is expected to prevail over the region.

TEN DAY FORECAST FOR KIRUHURA

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SEASONAL RAINFALL UPDATE OVER THE COUNTRY

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24-HOUR FISHERMEN FORECAST FOR KIWULWE LANDING SITE

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