Met Department predicts heavy rains countrywide during Christmas

The Meteorological Services Department has predicted heavy rains countrywide during the Christmas holiday between Saturday and Monday.

The department says there will be isolated showers until Thursday this week before heavy rains start on Saturday. A statement from the department reads:

The period should be generally rainy. The rain-showers and thunderstorms will be concentrated in Mashonaland provinces, north of Midlands and Manicaland province.

The department also said there should be reduced showers and thunderstorm activities from Tuesday to Thursday this week in Masvingo province, Matabeleland South province, parts of Matabeleland North province as well as Bulawayo Metropolitan province but from they predict that by Saturday 24 December, more rains if model predictions are consistent, should fall in these areas until Monday.

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