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SEVEN-DAY WEATHER FORECAST (22ND TO 28TH JANUARY, 2022

*22nd to 24th January, 2022*
*Northwestern, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern and Muchinga Provinces and the northern parts of Eastern Province:*
*Description:* Mainly cloudy, slightly windy and mild to warm with rain in the mornings. The afternoons will be mainly cloudy and warm with rain and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 22°C to 30°C. The nights will be mainly cloudy and warm to mild with rain and occasional thunder.
*Cause:* Moist and unstable airflow from the northwest coupled with the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone oscillating about the northern parts of Zambia.

*Western, Southern, Lusaka and Central Provinces and the southern parts of Eastern Province:*
*Description:* Partly cloudy, windy at times and warm with a slight chance of light rain in the mornings. The afternoons will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 24°C to 33°C. The nights will be partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm to mild with a chance of isolated light rain.
*Cause:* Relatively moist airflow from the southeast.

*25th to 28th January, 2022*
*Most parts of Zambia:*
*Description:* Mainly cloudy, windy at times and mild to warm with rain in the mornings. The afternoons will be mostly cloudy and warm to hot with rain and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 20°C to 29°C. The nights will be mostly cloudy and mild with rain and occasional thunder.
*Cause:* Moist and unstable winds from the northwest coupled with the Inter tropical convergence Zone oscillating about the central and southern parts of Zambia.

*The southern Parts of Western Province:*
*Description:* Partly cloudy, windy at times and warm with a chance of light rain in the mornings. The afternoons will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated rain and occasional thunder. Maximum temperature will range from 23°C to 32°C. The nights will be partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm to mild with a chance of isolated light rain.
*Cause:* Relatively dry airflow from the southeast.

*Weather Advisory:*
A deep low pressure system (Tropical Depression) currently located over the Mozambique Channel is anticipated to increase rainfall over Zambia starting from 25th January, 2022. This weather system is projected to traverse through the southern borders of the country (from east to west) during the forecast period leading to increased rainfall activities starting from Eastern Province and spreading over to the rest of the country. The general public is therefore advised to take precautions as flash floods and flooding are expected in most parts of the country. The Zambia Meteorological Department is closely monitoring this weather system and will keep you updated.

Produced by the Zambia Meteorological Department,

Ministry of Green Economy and Environment

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: MASK RULES, COVID PASSES TO END IN ENGLAND

By Marie Jackson & Mary O'Connor

(BBC): England's Plan B measures are to end from next Thursday, with mandatory face coverings in public places and Covid passports both dropped, Boris Johnson has announced.
The prime minister also said the government would immediately drop its advice for people to work from home.
The PM said England was reverting to "Plan A" due to boosters and how people had followed Plan B measures.
He told MPs scientists believed the Omicron wave had peaked nationally.

At a Downing Street press conference, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "This is a moment we can all be proud of.
"It's a reminder of what this country can accomplish when we all work together."

But, he said, this should not be seen as the "finish line" because the virus and future variants cannot be eradicated - instead "we must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60047438