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ACTIVE CONVECTIVE CELL — RIFT VALLEY · CB TOPS 14.2km · LIGHTNING CLUSTER NAKURU BASIN LIS 3.8/5 · KISUMU HEAVY RAIN QPF 35mm/3hr · SPATIALX GEOMET 500m grid active · MOMBASA COASTAL CONVERGENCE ZONE · TURKANA LOW-PRESSURE DEVELOPING · GARISSA DRY · NEXT METEOSAT-10 PASS 12:15 UTC · SpatialX GeoMet hyper-local 500m nowcast operational · BVLOS drone weather routing active · Register now for push alerts ·     
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OPACITY 78%
ETHIOPIA S.SUDAN SOMALIA UGANDA DRC TANZANIA L. Victoria Turkana ▲ Mt Kenya 5199m INDIAN OCEAN 🌧 🌦 🌤 🌥 88% 82% 74% 62% 48% 34% 9% 🚁 NAIROBI NAKURU ⚡ KISUMU ELDORET ⚡ MOMBASA GARISSA NANYUKI NYERI KISII LODWAR ISIOLO NAROK EMBU MALINDI WAJIR 0° EQ 5°N 34°E — 42°E N 0 100 200km
PRECIP PROBABILITY
80–100% Very Heavy
60–79% Heavy
40–59% Moderate
20–39% Light
<20% Dry/Clear
⚡ Lightning active
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Cloud / weather icon
🛰 METEOSAT-10 · MSG
Next pass: 12:15 UTC
Scan res: 3km SEVIRI
SpatialX GeoMet: 500m grid
CB tops: 14.2 km
Update cycle: 15 min
LAT: 1.28°S   LON: 36.82°E
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METEOSAT-10 ARCHIVE + SPATIALX GEOMET NOWCAST · 15-MIN INTERVALS
▶ NOW · 12:47 UTC
-3H-2H30-2H -1H30-1H-30M NOW◆ +30M+1H+1H30 +2H+2H30+3H
MeteoSat-10 SEVIRI
SpatialX GeoMet v3.1
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METEOSAT-10 · CH9 WV · SEVIRI
BT: 228K · CB tops: 14.2km detected
14.2km
24°C
Active Convection — CB
Feels 27° · 1.28°S 36.82°E · 1661m asl · H:27° L:16°
PRECIP PROB
62%
SpatialX QPF
RAIN RATE
4.2
mm/hr SEVIRI
HUMIDITY
78%
Sfc · 850hPa 82%
CAPE
1840
J/kg · HIGH
WIND 10M
14
km/h NE · G24
LIGHTNING LIS
HIGH
LIS 3.8/5
VISIBILITY
8.4
km reduced
PRESSURE
1009
hPa · -0.8/hr
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Active CB cells · Kenya
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🗼 ATC Decision Support Console
Live aircraft weather overlay · SpatialX GeoMet + CORS network · ICAO Annex 3 compliant · HKNJ FIR
KENYA FIR / HKNJ ◯ CORS Station 5Y-KAA FL120 5Y-KQZ FL240 5Y-BNP FL080 5Y-HEL 2500ft 📡 CORS Enhanced SpatialX GeoMet 34°E 42°E
🗼 ATC CONSOLE · HKNJ FIR --:-- UTC · 4 tracks · 1 ⚠
ACTIVE FLIGHT STRIPS
5Y-KAA
B737 · HKNJ→HKMO
FL120 · 420kt · ETA 09:45
Wx: Clear · No restrictions
VMC
5Y-KQZ
B787 · HKNJ→HAAB
FL240 · 480kt · ETA 11:20
Wx: CAVOK above FL200
CAVOK
5Y-BNP
C208 · HKWI→HKEL
FL080 · 180kt · ETA 10:15
⚠ CB 15NM ahead · Deviate right
MVMC ⚡
5Y-HEL
EC145 · HKWI→HKNY
2500ft · 130kt · ETA 09:58
Wx: SCT030 · Gusty 22kt
VMC
ACTIVE SIGMET / AIRMET
SIGMET WSKE08
CB TOPS FL180 OVER RIFT VALLEY
MOV ENE 18KT · INTST OBSV
VALID 0700/0900 UTC · HKNJ FIR
AIRMET WSKE12
MOD TURB BLW FL100 RIFT VALLEY
VALID 0700/1200 UTC · HKNJ FIR
ICAO METAR FEED · KENYA
HKNJ 070830Z 06012KT 9999 FEW018CB BKN050 24/18 Q1009
HKMO 070830Z 14008KT 8000 SCT020 28/22 Q1011
HKWI 070830Z 08006KT 9999 SCT025 23/17 Q1010
HKEL 070830Z 22018G28KT 5000 TSRA FEW008CB BKN020 20/16 Q1007 TEMPO TS
HKKI 070830Z 18010KT 7000 SCT018 FEW015CB 26/20 Q1008
📡 CORS NETWORK STATUS
Nairobi CORS● ONLINE
Nakuru CORS● ONLINE
Kisumu CORS● ONLINE
Mombasa CORS● ONLINE
Nanyuki CORS◐ DEGRADED
CORS accuracy: ±2cm horizontal · Enhancing SpatialX GeoMet QPF at 500m grid