Zambia to experience high temperature, reduced rainfall until December 12

Zambia is expected to experience high temperatures ranging from 36 to 43 degrees centigrade, coupled with reduced rainfall in most parts of Zambia that will last up to December 12, 2024.

According to Minister of Green Economy and Environment Mike Mposha, some parts of Zambia like Luapula, Northern and Muchinga Province are expected to receive an improvement in rainfall level conditions starting from 11th December, 2024.

Mposha said this during a media briefing in Lusaka on Thursday, held at the Ministry to also give an account on the outcomes of the twenty-ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Conference of all Parties was held from November, 11, to November 23, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan

“The improvement is expected to gradually progress southwards, reaching the Copperbelt and Northwestern Province by December, 11, 2024,” the Minister said.

Mposha advised farmers to implement water conservation techniques such as drip irrigation and mulching and crops and livestock have to be closely monitored during these times.

“May I take this opportunity to also encourage the public to take precautions by consuming plenty of water in order to avoid dehydration, conserve water especially in areas experiencing water shortages,” he said.

Mposha advised farmers to implement water conservation techniques such as drip irrigation and mulching and crops and livestock have to be closely monitored during these times.

Zambia Meteorological Department Director, Edson Nkonde, said the high temperatures are as a result of the absence of cloud cover which moderates the temperatures downwards thereby causing direct insulation from the sun.

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