Chipata weather
The forecast for Chipata (Zambia) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
Eastern Province, Zambia13.63°S, 32.65°EAfrica/Lusaka (UTC+2)ECMWF: October 25 at 02:00 PM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Mostly clear
gusts 42 km/h33°C 21°C - TomorrowOctober 27Mostly clear
gusts 40 km/h33°C 22°C - WednesdayOctober 28Mostly clear
gusts 39 km/h36°C 23°C - ThursdayOctober 29Rain
7 mm · gusts 36 km/h33°C 23°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
0.3 mm · gusts 19 km/h31°C 20°C - SaturdayOctober 31Clear sky
gusts 38 km/h31°C 18°C - SundayNovember 1Clear sky
gusts 35 km/h31°C 18°C - MondayNovember 2Clear sky
gusts 31 km/h32°C 20°C - TuesdayNovember 3Light rain
0.4 mm · gusts 28 km/h32°C 21°C - WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
0.4 mm · gusts 28 km/h33°C 22°C
Over the next 10 days in Chipata, temperatures will range from 18°C to 36°C, with 8 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 1. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 02:00 PM.
Chipata wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 13 km/h, gusts up to 42 km/h. Calmest: Wednesday, November 4 - average 8 km/h. The wind blows most often from the east.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 13 km/h | 42 km/h | east |
| Tomorrow | 13 km/h | 40 km/h | east |
| Wed, 10/28 | 13 km/h | 39 km/h | east |
| Thu, 10/29 | 13 km/h | 36 km/h | southeast |
| Fri, 10/30 | 16 km/h | 19 km/h | southeast |
| Sat, 10/31 | 14 km/h | 38 km/h | southeast |
| Sun, 11/1 | 12 km/h | 35 km/h | southeast |
| Mon, 11/2 | 9 km/h | 31 km/h | east |
| Tue, 11/3 | 9 km/h | 28 km/h | east |
| Wed, 11/4 | 8 km/h | 28 km/h | east |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 34°C and nights 19°C, with about 9 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is October (an average of 34°C by day), the coolest is June (26°C by day, 11°C at night). The wettest month is January (about 264 mm), while June is almost completely dry.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 19°C | 264 mm |
| February | 27°C | 18°C | 197 mm |
| March | 27°C | 18°C | 145 mm |
| April | 27°C | 16°C | 33 mm |
| May | 27°C | 13°C | 4 mm |
| June | 26°C | 11°C | 1 mm |
| July | 26°C | 11°C | 1 mm |
| August | 29°C | 13°C | 1 mm |
| September | 32°C | 16°C | 2 mm |
| October | 34°C | 19°C | 9 mm |
| November | 34°C | 20°C | 61 mm |
| December | 29°C | 19°C | 219 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Chipata comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 13.63°S, 32.65°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF