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Official city forecasts, the daily national outlook and video briefings from the Department of Meteorological Services. Forecast for Friday, 16 October 2026

Weather overview

Fri, 16 Oct 2026

Today in the morning , some areas around Midwestern. Northern Rwenzori and Lake Victoria Islands were experiencing isolated thundershowers to light rain, and the rest of the country had sunny intervals. A reduction in rainfall was due to the ridging over the Eastern part of the African continent. In the afternoon , the rains will dominte most parts of the country .However, because of the ridging and strong low-pressure system over the Northeastern of Madagascar,the western stretch and Northern sector of the country will benefit more, including tomorrow.

Further outlook: Over the next three days, rain is expected to concentrate more in the mentioned areas.

City forecasts

Today & tomorrow across 10 cities

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Arua

Isolated rain
Isolated rain

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated rain

28° / 19°C

Isolated rain

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated rain

28° / 19°C

Entebbe

Isolated light rain
Isolated light rain

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated light rain

26° / 19°C

Isolated rain

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated rain

27° / 18°C

Gulu

Light Thunderstorms
Light Thunderstorms

Today · 17 Oct

Light Thunderstorms

28° / 18°C

Isolated thundershowers

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated thundershowers

27° / 19°C

Kabale

Isolated showers
Isolated showers

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated showers

22° / 14°C

Isolated rain

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated rain

22° / 14°C

Kampala

Isolated thundershowers
Isolated thundershowers

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated thundershowers

26° / 18°C

Isolated showers

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated showers

27° / 18°C

Kasese

Isolated rain
Isolated rain

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated rain

26° / 18°C

Isolated Light Showers

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated Light Showers

28° / 19°C

Masindi

Isolated light rain
Isolated light rain

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated light rain

28° / 18°C

Isolated Light Showers

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated Light Showers

28° / 17°C

Mbarara

Isolated thunderstorm
Isolated thunderstorm

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated thunderstorm

25° / 18°C

Isolated Light Showers

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated Light Showers

27° / 17°C

Soroti

Isolated thunderstorm
Isolated thunderstorm

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated thunderstorm

28° / 17°C

Sunny intervals

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Sunny intervals

28° / 19°C

Tororo

Isolated rain
Isolated rain

Today · 17 Oct

Isolated rain

28° / 18°C

Isolated rain

Tomorrow · 18 Oct

Isolated rain

29° / 18°C

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