About us
Welcome to the Kenya Meteorological Department. Our mandate is to provide accurate meteorological and climatological services to sectors such as agriculture, forestry, water resources, civil aviation, and the private sector. We are committed to offering timely early warning weather and climate information to ensure the safety of life, protection of property, and conservation of the natural environment. This responsibility is guided by Executive Orders on the organization of the Government of Kenya and the World Meteorological Organization Convention, which recognizes us as the sole authoritative source on severe weather and extreme climate events for WMO's member states.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission
“To provide and facilitate weather and climate information services for sustainable development.”
Our Vision
“A world class weather and climate service.”
Our Strategic Goals
- To provide an integrated planning framework in order to enhance service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- To integrate emerging technologies into the improvement of provision of meteorological services and information in order to meet user needs.
- To aid in the Mitigation of adverse impacts of severe weather and extreme climate events
- To enhance human capacity and development of physical infrastructure for performance improvement
- To enhance operational knowledge and techniques in order to improve the understanding of weather and climate applications; and
- To engage in partnerships and collaborations for mutual benefit
Our Core Functions
The core functions of the Department include, but not limited to the following:
- Data collection and monitoring (observation)
- Data processing, analysis and forecasting
- Data telecommunication and exchange (national, regional and international)
- Dissemination of early warnings, advisories and alerts for severe weather and extreme climate events
- Data management and archival of quality national meteorological and climatological records in Kenya
- Education and training in meteorology and related sciences at the IMTR/WMO RTC-Nairobi to enhance capacities on meteorological services
