*TIME ISSUED:* 16:00 CAT
*DATE PREPARED:* 31st March, 2023
*VALIDITY PERIOD:* 1st to 7th April, 2023
*FORECAST*
*HIGHLIGHTS:* There is more than 70% chance of receiving cumulative rainfall exceeding 50mm for the northern parts of Zambia during the forecast period (1st to 7th April, 2023) while much of the country has less than 30% chance of recording rainfall exceeding 50mm.
*Period: 1st to 5th April, 2023*
*Northwestern, Copperbelt, Central, Luapula, Northern and Muchinga Provinces:*
*Morning:* Cloudy with sunny intervals, slightly windy and mild with isolated rain and occasional thunder. Minimum temperature will range from 15°C to 20°C.
*Afternoon:* Partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm with isolated showers and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 24°C to 29°C.
*Night:* Partly cloudy, slightly windy and mild with a chance of isolated rainfall.
*CAUSE:* Moist and unstable airflow from the northwest (Congo airflow).
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*Western, Southern, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces:*
*Morning:* Partly cloudy, windy at times and mild. Minimum temperature will range from 17°C to 20°C.
*Afternoon:* Partly cloudy, windy at times and warm to hot with a chance of rain. Maximum temperature will be in the range of 26°C to 33°C.
*Night:* Partly cloudy, Windy at times and warm to mild tending to be cool towards dawn.
*CAUSE:* A relatively moist airflow from the south east.
*Period: 6th and 7th April, 2023*
*Northern and Muchinga Provinces:*
*Morning:* Mainly cloudy, slightly windy and mild with isolated rain and occasional thunder. Minimum temperature will range from 15°C to 19°C.
*Afternoon:* Partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm with isolated showers and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 25°C to 30°C.
*Night:* Partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm to mild with a chance of isolated rain.
*CAUSE:* Relatively moist airflow from the northeast.
*Northwestern, Western, Southern, Lusaka, Central, Copperbelt, Luapula, and Eastern Provinces:*
*Morning:* Cloudy with sunny intervals, windy and mild to warm becoming partly cloudy by mid-morning. Minimum temperature will range from 13°C to 18°C.
*Afternoon:* Partly cloudy, windy at times and warm to hot with a slight of chance of isolated light rain. Maximum temperature range from 26°C to 30°C.
*Night:* Mainly clear, windy at times and mild.
*CAUSE:* A relatively moist airflow from the south east.
*Produced by the Zambia Meteorological Department,*
*Ministry of Green Economy and Environment.*
