Weather experts are warning of heavy rains in the country in what they say will be caused by Cyclone Eloise. The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says it has detected the Tropical Cyclone in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Jolam Nkhokwe, Director of the Department warns in a statement that the cyclone […]
Weather experts say the destructive Cyclone Chalane is dead. This means its threat to Malawi is over. According to Jolamu Nkhokwe, the director of Meteorogical Services and Climate Change, the cyclone has died down in Zimbabwe. Earlier predictions showed that the Tropical Cyclone was set to hit the country in the past 3 days after […]
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country. Weather experts do not know yet the amount of power Cyclone Chalane would unleash when it makes landfall to the country as it is in neighbouring Mozambique. Director of Climate Change and […]
Experts are warning of continued harsh weather with lightning and thunderstorms and are warning people to stay indoors. The Meteorological Department officials is reminding the public to stay indoors when it is raining due to high episodes of lightning and thunderstorms. A few days ago, a pupil in Chitipa district died after being struck by […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has predicted that Malawi will normal rainfall during the 2020/2021 rainfall season which starts next month. This was disclosed by MET director Jolamu Nkhokwe during a media briefing in Blantyre on Monday. According to Jolamu, s the season will be influenced by La Nina conditions which are an unusual […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has warned of heavy rains that will result in flooding, particularly in lakeshore areas and central plains of the country. According to the Department, the country will experience heavy thunderstorms and heaviest rainfall. The Department’s Director Jolamu Nkhokwe said in the statement this is due to the […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMs) has asked government to recruit more meteorologists in district councils to help interpret seasonal forecast data that will reduce rainfall-related disasters. The department’s director Joram Nkhokwe made the call in Zomba where his department in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) under the […]
A weather expert has warned of adverse weather conditions during the forthcoming rainy season. Director of Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services Jolam Nkhokwe says the adverse weather conditions are as a result of what he said greenhouse gases impacting the climate. He said the first rains are expected this month. “The rains will […]
Weather experts say Malawi is now safe from cyclone Kenneth, a weather phenomenon which could have brought heavy rains and flooding especially in Nkhata Bay and Karonga. Cyclone Kenneth made its landing in Indian Ocean in Mozambique yesterday but Jolam Nkhokwe, director of the department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services said the cyclone is […]
Weather experts at the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services are warning of a tropical cyclone which is expected to bring heavy rains in the lakeshore areas. A statement seen by Nyasa Times signed by Jolam Nkhokwe, director of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says this is as a result of deep low pressure […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteological Services has warned a spell of unsettled weather, marked by heavy thundershowers, strong winds that will batter some parts of the Southern Region from Friday. In a statement made available to Nyasa Times, the department is asking Malawians that to secure property and lives, the public should therefore […]
The El Nino powered weather has puzzled experts as they are failing to predict when exactly the first rains would come, keeping farmers in the dark as to when they will plant. The weather surprisingly keeps on changing from hot to cold, becoming unpredictable as to when the first rains will come. Jolam Nkhokwe, the […]
Meteorological Department (MET) has said the surge in temperatures in the month of August has no impact on rainfall, dismissing the likelihood of dry spell in 2018/19 rainfall season. Director of MET Jolamu Nkhokwe dismissed the speculations in an interview on Monday saying it is too early to come up with such conclusion as they […]
The Department of Metrologica l Services and Climate Change (MET) has issued a severe weather warning for heavy and persistent rain this week and parts of the country are at risk of more flooding. The Met Office forecasts of more heavy rain in the coming days has has been attributed to combined effects of Congo […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological (MET) services has projected the country may experience more floods as it is expected to receive more rains due to the influx of Congo air-mass. MET said as a result of that shift in the air-mass, the country would experience more heavy rains in the next seven days […]
Much of the country is being warned to expect strong winds, lightening and heavy rain in the next seven day, accoridng toDepartment of Climate Change and Meteorological Services. Department’s Director, Jolamu Nkhokwe, said t he country is to have heavy downpours in all regions with the likelihood of strong winds and lightening. The department states […]
The department of climate change and metrological services says Malawians should brace for prolonged chilly weather conditions as most climate models are projecting that these conditions will persist in the next coming months. In the statement on weather released on Sunday by the department and signed by its director Jolamu Nkhokwe, currently there is no […]