Rain on the Mountains

How much rain has been falling in the high Rwenzori above town — where the Nyamwamba's floods are born — and what the weather model expects next. Not a flood warning.

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What the rain model says

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We couldn’t reach the weather service. Nothing below has changed about how warnings work: Flood warnings in Kasese travel by people, not by apps: Uganda Wildlife Authority staff stationed up the mountains send river alerts down, district authorities and LC chairpersons pass them on, and radio carries them. During the rains keep a radio on — Kasese Guide Radio is on 100.5 FM, Messiah Radio on 97.5 FM — and follow what district officials say. If water is rising, move first; check this page later.

The water’s path

From the high slopes down to town — the order the water travels. Rain up top can reach the valley hours later; rain in town says little about what is coming downstream.

High Rwenzori slopes (around 3,100 m)

Where the Nyamwamba's headwaters gather, high above the tree line. Rain here is the rain that matters most downstream.

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Rain, last two days

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Next two days, expected

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Kilembe valley (around 1,400 m)

The narrow valley the river runs down — Kilembe, Bulembia and the old mine estate. What falls on the high slopes passes through here first.

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Rain, last two days

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Next two days, expected

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Kasese town (around 990 m)

Where the river crosses the municipality. Kyondo, Majengo and Kihara Road in Nyamwamba Division sit closest to its banks.

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Rain, last two days

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What this page can and cannot tell you

Every figure here is a weather model’s estimate for an area, not a rain gauge and not a river gauge. The model works on a coarse grid — one mountain valley can catch a storm the model spreads across the whole slope, or misses.

“Nyamwamba floods are unpredictable because the river floods anytime whether there is rain or not”
— Peter Bwambale, Kilembe village, in The Cooperator (June 2023)

That experience is the honest frame for this page. Heavy rain on the mountains is a reason to be more watchful; calm skies are never a promise of safety. This page can add context — it can never replace the warning chain above.