Weather and Climate Forecast for Malawi

A weather forecast is a prediction of atmospheric conditions for a specific location and time in the future, including elements such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure.

Parameters:

Rainfall, Temperature, Humidity

Model:

COSMO Model, a high-resolution (7 km) weather forecasting model

Source:

The forecasts are generated by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), using the COSMO Model, which is run twice daily.

Type:

Tabular data

Other Information:

The COSMO Model is installed, owned, and managed by DCCMS.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Crop
    Pest Unknown
    Reference number
    Countries covered Malawi
    Area covered (GeoJson coordinates, use https://geojson.io to create)
    Type of spatial resolution Forecast for the whole Malawi at 7KM resolution
    Spatial information for data records Data records are included and ALL are georeferences
    Temporal resolution 12 hourly (twice a day)
    Timestamp for data records Data records are included and ALL include a timestamp
    Validity period start
    Validity period end
    Dataset size >50mb
    Dataset format Electronic
    Language English
    Date created
    Frequency of update Daily
    Last updated
    Privacy The data does not contain any personal or commercial information
    Source
    Version
    Author DCCMS
    Author Email DCCMS
    Maintainer Yobu Kachiwanda
    Maintainer Email Yobu Kachiwanda