Shimbotwe

Southern Province, Zambia · 1000 m · Thu 22 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2GFS run 18 UTC · 10 h old (older run)
23°
SunnyFeels like 23°Today 23° – 41°
Thu 06:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this morning, dry. Clear and warm tonight, 24°. Tomorrow partly sunny, about as warm, up to 41°.

Right now

model value for 06:00, not a measurement
Wind2 m/s NE
Gusts2 m/s
Humidity30 %
Pressure1012 hPa →
Cloud cover0 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 3° above the horizon · sunrise 05:43 · sunset 18:16
SevereExtreme heat · Fri 09:00 – 17:00 · Feels like up to 46 °CModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not official+1 moreDetails ›
UmbrellaNoDry for the next 24 hours
Kite windowFri 09:00 – 18:00Wind 3–4 m/s, gusts under 8 (good, not excellent)
Longest dry spell170 h from nowDry tonight and all of Friday, until at least Thu 08:00
TonightLow 24° at 06:00Clear, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Thu 06:00 · Sunny23°, feels like 23°
Wind 2 m/s from NE, gusts 2 · dryClouds 0 % · humidity 30 %
Kite flying: PoorToo little wind

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 06:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 50.5°21 Dec · 82.6°↑ 05:43↓ 18:1606:00 · 3.0°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:43
Sunset18:16
Daylight12 h 33 min1 min longer than Wednesday
Highest85.1°at 12:00
Civil dawn · dusk05:21 · 18:38

Moon

from the coordinates
82 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 06:48Moonrise 15:00Moonset 02:54
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
now09121518210003
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeThu 08:00 – 11:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidNothing to avoidNo storms, rain or storm gusts
At Thu 06:00PoorToo little wind

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

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15 days

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15-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Thursday 22 Oct

Today
41° / 23°Sunny
RainDryStrongest gust11 m/sSunrise · sunset05:43 · 18:16Moon at noon84 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
35°39°43°ThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 14 km away, model height 1028 m (real 1000 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 GMT+2 (10 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
16.00° S, 26.00° E — 14 km from Shimbotwe, model terrain height 1028 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Shimbotwe

Southern Province · 1000 m · Thu 22 Oct, 06:48 GMT+2
GFS run 18 UTC · 10 h old (older run)
23°
SunnyFeels like 23°Today 23° – 41°
Thu 06:00· now

Clouds thicken this morning, dry. Clear and warm tonight, 24°. Tomorrow partly sunny, about as warm, up to 41°.

Wind2 NEGusts2 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
SevereExtreme heatFri 09:00 – 17:00 · Feels like up to 46 °CModel alert by MeteoKite (GFS), not officialDetails ›
UmbrellaNodry
Kite windowFri 09–18wind 4 m/s
Dry spell170 h from nowuntil at least Thu 08:00
TonightLow 24° at 06:00clear, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 22° to 42° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Thu 06:00 · Sunny23°, feels like 23°
Kite flying: PoorToo little wind
Wind2 m/s NEGusts2 m/sHumidity30 %Pressure1012 hPa →Clouds0 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 06:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 06:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 50.5°21 Dec 82.6°↑05:43↓18:1606:00 · 3.0°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:43 · 18:16
Daylight12 h 33 min
Highest85.1° at 12:00
Civil dawn · dusk05:21 · 18:38
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Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now121800
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeThu 08:00 – 11:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidNothing to avoidNo storms, rain or storm gusts
At Thu 06:00PoorToo little wind

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
82 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 06:48Rise 15:00 · set 02:54
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 days

15 days

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Thursday 22 Oct · TodaySunny
41° 23°
RainDryGusts11Sun ↑ ↓05:43 18:16Moon84 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

15-day outlook

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15days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
35°39°43°ThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 GMT+2 (10 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
16.00° S, 26.00° E — 14 km from Shimbotwe, model terrain height 1028 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.