Satellite Bulletin 11-20 September 2026

In this bulletin, satellite-derived rainfall estimates and vegetation greenness conditions for the second dekad of September 2026 were analyzed using TAMSAT rainfall data and METEOSAT vegetation products. During this period, moderate rainfall was recorded in some Kiremt rain-benefiting areas. As a result of the strong relationship between rainfall and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), most Kiremt-benefiting areas, including the northern, northwestern, and central parts of the country, as well as several other regions, exhibited good vegetation cover. Conversely, the Afar, Somali, and southern Oromia regions, along with some pocket areas of Southwest Ethiopia and South Ethiopia, received little to no rainfall. Consequently, sparse to bare vegetation conditions were observed in these areas.