Department of Climate Change and Meteorologial Services (DCCMS)

Observation and Forecasting Services

Contnous Weather monitoring and predicting how it will be like in near future. This is done by examining the state of atmosphere of the earth and analylising its future state and conditions.....

Engineering and Communication Services

Responsible for Equipment and Instrument Specification development in accordance to World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) standards and practices, production of procurement adversaries, provision of training in equipment.......

Climate Services

Malawi has a sub-tropical climate, which is relatively dry and strongly seasonal. The warm-wet season stretches from November to April, during which 95% of the annual precipitation takes place...

Agrometeorological Services

The use of weather and climate information to enhance or expand agricultural crops and/or to increase crop production. It is an interdiscipline field mainly involving the interaction of meteorologal factors and agriculture.

Aviation Weather Services

Weather is one of the greatest hazards to aviation. Correct and timely weather information provided by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) is very crucial in serving life safety.

Malawi Weather Summary

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Todays Malawi Weather Map	Forecasting Zones
Northern_Areas Min Max Central Areas Min Max Lakeshore Areas Min Max Southern Areas Min Max Shire Valley Min Max	Northern Areas : All areas north of Mzimba except the Lakeshore
	Central Areas : Lilongwe, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Kasungu and part of Mzimba District
	Lakeshore Areas : Areas along Lake Malawi
	Southern Highlands : Shire highlands, Kirk Range up to Dedza
	Shire Valley : Areas along Shire river, Lakes Chilwa and Chiuta Valleys

Latest News, Updates, Bulletins and Publications

Weather Warnings and Advisory

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National Meteorological Policy

The National Meteorological Policy is developed to contribute towards enhanced meteorological services to support socio-economic development of Malawi. The policy prioritizes seven issues: monitoring and prediction of weather and climate; management of meteorological data and information; meteorological engineering and Information Technology (IT) development; meteorological research services; financing the climate change and meteorological sector; capacity building and awareness; and cross-cutting issues........

Weekly weather Statement

As from Sunday 23 February to Sunday 1st March, 2020 there will be a wave of widespread thunderstorms passing through the country starting from the south and eventually moving to the centre and eventually northern areas caused by the Inter Tropica.................

Seasonal forecast for 2019-2020

Generally, normal rainfall amounts are expected over most parts of Malawi during the 2019/2020 rainfall season...

Malawi 10-day Weather and Agrometeorological Bulletin

Bulletin Highlights

· Moderate to heavy rainfall experienced mainly over central Malawi …

· Maize crop between cobing and maturity stages…

· Moderate to heavy rainfall anticipated over northern half of Malawi during 21-28 February 2020…