UNMA warns of poor rainfall season

By KAJUMBA GORRET

The Uganda National Meteorological Authority has predicted that most parts of the country are going to receive poor rainfall in this season

According to David W. Elweru the Executive Director of UNMA reveal that there is high expectation for poor rainfall distribution for most parts of the country during this season however from September to mid-October the rainfall performance is expected to be enhanced.

UNMA explains that the major physical conditions that are likely to influence the weather conditions over Uganda and other countries of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) are: the current negative state of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD); the current neutral El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phase in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and influence of regional circulation patterns, patterns, topographical features and large water bodies.