General situation
Lusaka, Southern, Western and the western districts of central Provinces are under the influence of relatively dry winds blowing from the southeast. However, due to previous high moisture content, outbreaks of localized showers and thunderstorms may occur in few places. While most parts of Zambia is affected by the moist Congo air that can bring showers and thunderstorms in many places.
Detailed Forecast for the period 21st to 28th December, 2015
Western, Southern, Lusaka and western districts of Central Provinces: Partly cloudy with a chance of morning rains, afternoon showers and thunderstorms in a few places.
The Rest of Zambia: Mainly cloudy with morning rains in few places, afternoon showers and thunderstorms in many places with heavier falls forecast over Luapula, Northern and Eastern Provinces.
From Wednesday 23rd December, 2015, there will be a temporal reduction in terms of rain over the western half of the Country. However, from 24th December, 2015, rains will start spreading over much of Zambia until the end of the forecast period.