Kitwe weather
The forecast for Kitwe (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.
Copperbelt, Zambia12.8°S, 28.21°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 26Partly cloudy
gusts 41 km/h34°C 22°C - TomorrowOctober 27Partly cloudy
gusts 38 km/h35°C 22°C - WednesdayOctober 28Clear sky
gusts 33 km/h35°C 22°C - ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
3 mm · gusts 21 km/h34°C 20°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
0.6 mm · gusts 13 km/h31°C 18°C - SaturdayOctober 31Clear sky
gusts 38 km/h33°C 19°C - SundayNovember 1Mostly clear
gusts 31 km/h33°C 20°C - MondayNovember 2Partly cloudy
gusts 29 km/h33°C 21°C - TuesdayNovember 3Light rain
0.5 mm · gusts 30 km/h32°C 20°C - WednesdayNovember 4Partly cloudy
gusts 33 km/h33°C 20°C
Over the next 10 days in Kitwe, temperatures will range from 18°C to 35°C, with 4 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.
Kitwe wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 12 km/h, gusts up to 41 km/h. Calmest: Wednesday, November 4 - average 6 km/h. The wind blows most often from the east.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 12 km/h | 41 km/h | east |
| Tomorrow | 8 km/h | 38 km/h | east |
| Wed, 10/28 | 8 km/h | 33 km/h | east |
| Thu, 10/29 | 7 km/h | 21 km/h | east |
| Fri, 10/30 | 8 km/h | 13 km/h | east |
| Sat, 10/31 | 11 km/h | 38 km/h | southeast |
| Sun, 11/1 | 8 km/h | 31 km/h | southeast |
| Mon, 11/2 | 7 km/h | 29 km/h | northeast |
| Tue, 11/3 | 9 km/h | 30 km/h | northeast |
| Wed, 11/4 | 6 km/h | 33 km/h | east |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 35°C and nights 19°C, with about 15 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is October (an average of 35°C by day), the coolest is June (25°C by day, 9°C at night). The wettest month is January (about 269 mm), while July is almost completely dry.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 17°C | 269 mm |
| February | 26°C | 17°C | 197 mm |
| March | 26°C | 17°C | 138 mm |
| April | 26°C | 14°C | 35 mm |
| May | 26°C | 11°C | 2 mm |
| June | 25°C | 9°C | 1 mm |
| July | 26°C | 9°C | <1 mm |
| August | 29°C | 12°C | 1 mm |
| September | 33°C | 15°C | 1 mm |
| October | 35°C | 19°C | 15 mm |
| November | 31°C | 19°C | 117 mm |
| December | 27°C | 18°C | 257 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 Kitwe comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 12.8°S, 28.21°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