Each August, Kenya's skies negotiate between the dry and the drenched, and this week is no different. The Meteorological Department has mapped the nation into zones of heat, chill, and scattered rain — a reminder that a single country can hold many weathers at once. While most regions settle into dry stillness, the western counties and Rift Valley will receive intermittent showers, and the highlands will face cold nights even as the nation's mean temperatures trend warmer than history would suggest.