KenyaWX · SpatialX GeoMet · Live Weather Radar

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OPACITY 78%

PRECIP PROBABILITY

80–100% Very Heavy

60–79% Heavy

40–59% Moderate

20–39% Light

<20% Dry/Clear

⚡ Lightning active

🚁 BVLOS route

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Cloud / weather icon

🌐 OPEN-METEO · ECMWF

Updated: every 15 min

Resolution: 11km ICON

Source: Open-Meteo free API

Model: ECMWF IFS

Update cycle: 15 min

LAT: 1.28°S LON: 36.82°E
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OPEN-METEO ERA5 ARCHIVE + ECMWF NOWCAST · 15-MIN REFRESH

▶ NOW · 12:47 UTC

-3H-2H30-2H -1H30-1H-30M NOW◆ +30M+1H+1H30 +2H+2H30+3H

Open-Meteo · ICON

SpatialX GeoMet v3.1

KMD SYNOP

EUMETSAT LIS

BVLOS Drone

EPSG:4326 · EAT UTC+3 · Auto-refresh 15min · © KenyaWX 2026

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◆ NOW FORECAST — NAIROBI

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OPEN-METEO · ECMWF · NOWCAST

Live weather data · Updated every 15 min

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24°C

Active Convection — CB

Feels 27° · 1.28°S 36.82°E · 1661m asl · H:27° L:16°

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PRECIP PROB

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Open-Meteo QPF

RAIN RATE

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mm/hr QPF

HUMIDITY

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Relative %

CAPE

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J/kg Convective

WIND 10M

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km/h sustained

GUST

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km/h wind gust

PRESSURE

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hPa surface

SUNRISE

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EAT local time

SUNSET

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EAT local time

LIGHTNING LIS

HIGH

LIS 3.8/5

VISIBILITY

8.4

km reduced

PRESSURE

1009

hPa · -0.8/hr

SPATIALX GEOMET NOWCAST — NAIROBI

LIVE +3H

HOURLY FORECASTOpen-Meteo FCST

REGIONAL RAIN PROBABILITYOpen-Meteo QPF

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⬇ DOWNLOAD ARCHIVESpatialX GeoMet

Download Open-Meteo weather data: QPF, precipitation, CAPE, soil moisture, lightning, ERA5 archive. Select county, sub-county, town or draw area on map.

📍 Area of Interest

🚁 DRONE CLIMATE ROUTING

Drone Make & Model

Max Wind Tolerance

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IP Rating

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Lightning Risk OK

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Drop BVLOS route file here

KML · GeoJSON · CSV · GPX | 5–200km BVLOS

✏️ Or type a route — one place per line, or arrow-separated

BVLOS-001

SPATIALX ACTIVE

DISTANCE

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WAYPOINTS

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RISK

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WAYPOINT NOWCAST — SpatialX GeoMet 500m · CORS-enhanced

✈ MANNED AIRCRAFT CLIMATECAA/ICAO Compliant

Upload flight plan (5–1000km). Receive METAR, TAF, SIGMET, PIREP, and SpatialX hyper-local climate nowcast along route. 2hr pre-flight brief + 15-min live alerts in-flight. ATC integration enabled.

Aircraft Make, Type & Registration

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Upload Flight Plan / Route

FPL · KML · GeoJSON · CSV · GPX | 5–1000km

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🛡 FIELD REPORTER — ROUTE CONDITIONS0 reports

Authorised officers (Government · Police · G4S · Red Cross) log on-ground road conditions after rains/floods. Verified reports alert people still in the affected area.

Reporter Role

Reporter Name / ID

Road / Route Affected

Affected radius served (km)

Condition

Water Depth (est.)

Note — people still in area, diversions…

⏳ VERIFICATION QUEUE

✅ VERIFIED & PUSHED

📋 APPLY FOR AUTHORIZATION0 mine

Pilot type

Set mode, altitude and depart time below and your route via draw/upload. Drone make/model & specs (Max Wind · IP · Lightning) are chosen in the 🚁 DRONE tab and pulled into the report. Run the check, review it, then push to KCAA/MOD.

Application name

Operation mode

Altitude (m AGL)

Depart time

Route / AOI source

🗂 MY SUBMISSIONS

✅ KCAA / MOD REVIEW QUEUE0 pending

Submitted applications with pre-computed compliance flags. Approve, reject, request revision, or route to specialized (KCAA + MOD) review.

🛡 SPECIALIZED APPROVAL · KCAA + MOD

🗄 ALL SUBMISSIONS0

📜 ACTIVITY / AUDIT LOG0

Every login, submission and review action. Client-side demo — production writes to the Railway/PostgreSQL audit table.

📮 POST-MISSION FLIGHT LOG

After the mission, upload your flight log (CSV: lat, lon, alt, timestamp). The system compares as-flown vs as-approved and flags boundary / altitude deviations for KCAA/MOD.

Against approved application

🗂 FORWARDED LOGS

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🛰 Data Products

All data products require a registered KenyaWX account. ⭐ Annual plan subscribers receive bundled access to starred products.

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RGB True-Colour Imagery

Paid Access

SEVIRI RGB composite imagery over East Africa at 15-min intervals. Natural colour, dust RGB, and convective storm composites. GeoTIFF, PNG, NetCDF. Full archive 2015–2026.

KES 2,000/month · ⭐ Annual plan included

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Panchromatic Imagery

Paid Access

High-resolution grayscale satellite imagery for surface analysis, land-use change detection, urban mapping, and infrastructure monitoring. 1km pan-sharpened. TIFF / JPEG export.

KES 1,500/month · ⭐ Annual plan included

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Volcanic Ash Data

Aviation Critical

SEVIRI SO₂ and volcanic ash detection covering East Africa Rift System — Ol Doinyo Lengai, Mt Longonot, Nyiragongo corridor. SIGMET-compatible output for flight operations.

KES 3,000/month · Aviation bundle available

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Land Surface Temperature

Paid Access

SEVIRI thermal infrared LST product at 3km. Daily composites and anomaly maps. Supports agricultural drought monitoring, urban heat island analysis, and rangeland assessment.

KES 1,200/month

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Soil Moisture Index

⭐ Annual Plan Included

SpatialX GeoMet derived soil moisture index. Daily and 5-day averages. NDVI-fused product for East Africa agricultural zones at county-level and 500m grid.

Included in Annual Plan — KES 4,000/yr

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Flood Early Warning

Paid Access

SpatialX GeoMet QPF-driven hydrological flood risk product at 500m. Covers Kenya's major flood-prone river basins: Tana, Athi, Ewaso Ng'iro, Nzoia.

KES 2,500/month

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⚡ Lightning & Thunderstorm Database

EUMETSAT LIS · MeteoSat-10 · Real-time feed · Historical archive · Aviation alerts

Active strikes / last 15min

Active CB cells · Kenya

3.8

Max LIS index (Nakuru)

14.2

Max CB top km

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Real-Time Lightning Feed

Subscription Required

Live EUMETSAT LIS lightning detection. Strike location (lat/lon ±0.5km), intensity (kA), polarity, frequency (strikes/min), and cell tracking. 1-minute latency. GeoJSON streaming API and dashboard overlay.

KES 3,000/month · API + Dashboard

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Thunderstorm Cell Tracking

Subscription Required

CB cloud top detection (height, temperature), storm cell tracking (lat/lon, movement vector), intensity trend, and SpatialX GeoMet nowcast cell propagation +3 hours. Ideal for aviation routing.

KES 2,500/month

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Historical Lightning Archive

Pay-per-download

Full lightning event database for East Africa 2015–2026. Spatial query by county, watershed, aviation corridor, or custom bounding box. Fields: timestamp, lat/lon, intensity (kA), polarity, LIS index. CSV / NetCDF / GeoJSON export.

KES 500 per month of data queried

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Aviation Lightning Alert (CAA)

Regulated — KCAA Required

CAA Kenya–compliant lightning hazard alerts for flight operations. Integrated with JKIA, Wilson Airport, Moi International, and regional aerodromes. SIGMET-compatible output. Requires KCAA operator registration.

Custom pricing · KCAA Accreditation required

Recent Lightning Events — Kenya (Last 60 min)

TIME EAT	LOCATION	LAT/LON	INTENSITY	LIS	SEVERITY

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🔬 Research Data Portal

Academic · Scientific · Institutional · Full Open-Meteo · ICON + SpatialX GeoMet data streams

🔬 KenyaWX Research Data Access Programme

Accredited researchers, universities, and institutions access raw Open-Meteo · ICON Level 1.5 data, SpatialX GeoMet model outputs, historical QPF archives (2015–2026), and the complete EUMETSAT lightning event database. Subsidised rates apply for institutional/academic users. All access requires registration and payment or an active MOU agreement.

Available Research Data Products

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Raw SEVIRI L1.5 Data — MeteoSat-10

Full-resolution Open-Meteo · ICON Level 1.5 calibrated radiance for all 12 spectral channels (VIS, NIR, WV, IR) over East Africa. HDF5 / NetCDF-4. 15-min scan cycle. Archive from 2015.

KES 5,000/month · Institutional: KES 2,000 · MOU: Subsidised

Research Access

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SpatialX GeoMet Model Output Fields

Complete nowcast model fields: QPF, CAPE, CIN, CB tops, wind shear (0–6km), moisture flux divergence, lifted index, K-Index. NetCDF-4 at 500m / 15-min. Includes +3hr nowcast.

KES 4,000/month · Institutional: KES 1,500

Research Access

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Historical QPF Archive — 2015 to 2026

11 years of precipitation analysis for East Africa. Spatial and temporal queries, season decomposition, ENSO correlation, drought and flood event records.

KES 1,000 per year queried · Full archive: KES 8,000 one-time

Pay-per-query

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Lightning Event Database — EUMETSAT LIS (2015–2026)

Complete lightning record for East Africa. Strike location, intensity (kA), polarity, LIS index, associated CB cell. Spatial and temporal queries for hazard mapping and climate studies.

KES 500 per month · Full 11-year dataset: KES 4,000

Pay-per-query

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Collaborative Research API — MOU Institutions

Full REST API for approved partners (ICPAC, IGAD, UNEP, University of Nairobi, KMD, WMO affiliated). Real-time streaming, model output endpoints. Co-authorship acknowledgement required.

MOU basis — Subsidised or waived for qualifying institutions

MOU Required

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Title & Full Name

Institution

Department / Faculty

Institutional Email

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Data Period Required

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