Multiple images claiming to show snowy weather in some parts of Kenya have been shared hundreds of times in online posts. However, a reverse image search shows that the pictures are old.
While some regions are currently experiencing cold weather, an official at the national meteorological department told AFP Fact Check that no snow has been sighted., Kenya's weather department predicted that for July, “cool/cold and cloudy/foggy conditions with occasional light rains/drizzles are expected to prevail over the Central Highlands, Nairobi County and the Central and South Rift Valley”.
“The event in Nyahururu is a hail storm. Such storms occur when there is abrupt convection and rain clouds form too fast,” reads the tweet. “For it to snow temperatures are usually below 0°C”. “We would actually call it hail because they are big rocks coming from the atmosphere then falling on the ground and covering some area. We do not have snow in Kenya, this is not a characteristic of the tropical area and more research is needed to establish whether there is a relationship with the changes in climate.”
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