The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) has trained 14 meteorologists in lightning detection system to operate the new system the department has procured to reduce deaths caused by lightning. MET through the Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning systems (M-CLIMES) has installed eight lightning detection sensors across […]
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 Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) says most areas across the country’s regions are likely to experience a wave of scattered to widespread rains with thunderstorms starting from the south, Monday 18, which would progress northwards for the rest of the week days. In a statement issued on Sunday, Director of DCCMS, […]
Malawian Airlines and Kenya Airways were today, Wednesday, failed to land at Chileka Airport in Blantyre and were diverted to Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe due to harsh weather. Officials at Chileka and KIA have confirmed the diversion of the planes, saying the weather in Blantyre and most parts in southern region were extremely […]
Weather experts are warning of severely weather in most parts in the southern region which will lead to heavy flooding in some areas. Director of Climate Change and Meteorological Department Jolam Nkhokwe has said continuous rains are expected in the south from today, Tuesday. “This will cause heavy flooding. This is so because the soil […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (Met)has issued a fresh weather warning to kick in this week with the possibility of more flooding. The director of climate change and meteorological services Jolamu Nkhokwe, the floods will result from heavy rains that are expected to continue this week. “The country will continue to experience […]
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, storms, lightning and thunder could cause chaos once again with a warning issued for flash flooding. Department of Meteorological Department and Climate Change are sternly warning , saying the south will be hit first of the freak weather between November 28 and 30. In a statement issued on Novemebr […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has issued severe weather warning likely to affect South and Central regions. The warning is for heavy rain and strong winds which will batter the two regions this week. Director of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Jolamu Nkhokwe, in a media statement said Northern Region areas will […]
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 […]
A weather expert has laughed off assertions by power generators Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (Escom) that the cyclone winds, popularly known as Mwera, are to blame for the current prolonged power cuts. Escom public relations manager Innocent Chitosi said Mwera winds have reduced water levels on Lake Malawi and Shire River where over 90 […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has forecasted that some parts of Nsanje District will likely be hit by either floods or dry spells in the 2018/19 rainy season due to impending El Nino. Chief meteorologist responsible for weather forecasting in the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Charles Vanya, gave the […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (MET) has warned farmers of a possible El Nino-induced drought during the crop-growing season. Announcing the 2018/2019 rainfall season forecast, Ma director of the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Jolamu Nkhokwe, told a news conferene that there is a chance of an El Nino rainfall […]
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 […]
Malawi’s biting chilly weather will continue for a week, a weather expert has warned as the country is experiencing very cold weather. Director of Meteorological and Climate Change department Jolam Nkhokwe says the cold weather is ad a result if high air pressure passing from South Africa to Malawi. “We are in winter so we […]
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 Services (DCCMS) says central and southern regions which have been dry in the past few days should expect rains to resume from Wednesday to Sunday. Director of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Jolamu Nkhokwe, said the dryness was due to the influence of the subsiding air surrounding Tropical Cyclone […]
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 […]