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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA has said that the current cold weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country will continue until mid-August. In a statement released on Friday, Festus Luboyera, UNMA executive director says since June, there has been a visible drop …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans have been asked to prepare adequately for the above normal rainfall conditions expected in the country between months of March, April and May.  According to forecasts by the Uganda National Metrological Authority-UNMA, the country will generally experience high intensity of precipitation because of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current floods being experienced in Southern parts of the country will subside in January next year while in other parts at the end of December. The floods which worsened in September has left several parts of the country cut off with landslides accompanying …

Meteorologists warn of more rains in coming weeks Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Thousands of people continue to be displaced in eastern and western Uganda due to heavy rains that are also wreaking havoc across the East African region. More than 30 people in Uganda have died in the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA has warned of unusually heavy rainfall over the next five days. The authority attributes the anticipated rains and recent downpours to the moist winds blowing from Indian Ocean and Congo forests. Recent rains have caused flooding, killed people and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight agricultural zones in Uganda will experience above normal rainfall in the September to December precipitation season, according to the latest seasonal forecast by Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA). The forecast says the onset of the second season has already began in most parts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Meteorological Authority-UNMA does not have the capacity to provide accurate warnings about impending disasters, according to Martin Owor, the commissioner for Disaster Preparedness. Owor says that the Department of Disaster Preparedness relies mainly on data from the World Meteorological Organisation which is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amount of rainfall received in the Lake Victoria Basin in the March to June season has overtaken its normal long term average. An analysis of data collected during the season indicates that water levels in the major lakes in the basin – Lake …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new radio detection and ranging device- RADAR has been installed at the Uganda National Meteorological Authority station in Kigungu – Entebbe. The device is set to boost short term weather forecasting and aviation surveillance across Uganda. The new weather instrument was procured at 90 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current spatial rainfall distribution being experienced across the country will persists over many parts as moist winds from the Coast of Indian Ocean and the Pacific descend on Uganda. The intensity of the precipitation is dominant in the Northern and West Nile …