Weather Zanzibar

Partly cloudy with local thunderstorms and showers possible

Thursday	0300	0600	0900	1200	1500	1800	2100	0000
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Temperature (°F)	77° 77°	75° 75°	79° 79°	76° 76°	78° 78°	79° 79°	78° 78°	78° 78°
Temperature felt (°F)	80°	75°	83°	83°	83°	84°	83°	83°
Wind direction	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind speed (mph)	SSW 17-22 17-22	SSW 21-25 21-25	SW 14-21 14-21	SSW 9-16 9-16	S 13-20 13-20	S 12-17 12-17	SSW 13-18 13-18	SW 12-18 12-18
Precipitation (in/3h)	0.30 in 60% 0.30	0.28 in 70% 0.28	0.10 in 70% 0.10	- 60% -	0.33 in 70% 0.33	0.20 in 60% 0.20	- 40% -	- 60% -
Precipitation probability	60%	70%	70%	60%	70%	60%	40%	60%
Precipitation hourly	00:00 to 01:00: 40% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.16″ are predicted by our local models. 01:00 to 02:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.14″ are predicted by our local models. 02:00 to 03:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.	03:00 to 04:00: 65% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.04″ are predicted by our local models. 04:00 to 05:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.12″ are predicted by our local models. 05:00 to 06:00: 70% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.12″ are predicted by our local models.	06:00 to 07:00: 70% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.1″ are predicted by our local models. 07:00 to 08:00: 50% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 08:00 to 09:00: 50% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.	09:00 to 10:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 10:00 to 11:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 11:00 to 12:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.	12:00 to 13:00: 70% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.08″ are predicted by our local models. 13:00 to 14:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.11″ are predicted by our local models. 14:00 to 15:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.14″ are predicted by our local models.	15:00 to 16:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.11″ are predicted by our local models. 16:00 to 17:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0.09″ are predicted by our local models. 17:00 to 18:00: 40% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.	18:00 to 19:00: 30% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 19:00 to 20:00: 40% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 20:00 to 21:00: 30% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.	21:00 to 22:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 22:00 to 23:00: 60% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models. 23:00 to 00:00: 30% chance of precipitation in the area. 0″ are predicted by our local models.
rainSPOT Precipitation distribution within 20 km

Sea/surf forecast
	0300	0600	0900	1200	1500	1800	2100	0000
Significant wave height (m)	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2
Significant wave direction in which the waves move
Water temperature (°F)	85°	85°	84°	84°	85°	85°	84°	84°

Sea/surf forecast
	0300	0600	0900	1200	1500	1800	2100	0000
Significant wave height (m)	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.3 0.3	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2
Significant wave direction in which the waves move
Water temperature (°F)	85°	85°	84°	84°	85°	85°	84°	84°
Swell wave height (m)	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2
Swell wave period (s)	4.5 4.5	4.6 4.6	4.7 4.7	4.5 4.5	4.9 4.9	5.4 5.4	5.5 5.5	5.1 5.1
Wind wave direction in which the waves move
Wind wave height (m)	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.2 0.2	0.1 0.1	0 0	0 0	0.1 0.1	0 0
Wind wave period (s)	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.8	1.4	1.6	1.8	1.5

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Weather report for Zanzibar

During the night and in the afternoon there is a chance of thunderstorms and local showers. Early in the day the sky remains overcast. Heavy precipitation of >0. 8" is forecast for Thursday. The sun will not be visible. With 60% probability of precipitation we are at the upper end of a moderate chance. Temperatures as high as 80 °F are foreseen. During the night and in the first hours of the day blows a fresh breeze (18 to 25 mph). Thursday afternoon expect a moderate breeze (12 to 18 mph). Winds blowing at night and in the morning from Southwest and during the afternoon from South. The weather forecast for Zanzibar for Thursday can be accurate in parts but deviations are expected. Check again for latest updates.

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Pressure: 1010 hPa

Timezone: EAT (UTC +03:00h)

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Official severe weather warnings near Zanzibar

ANGALIZO: MVUA KUBWA

Moderate

Upcoming

From Tomorrow 00:00 (3 hours from now)

Until Tomorrow 17:59 (21 hours from now)

Source: Tanzania: Meteorological Authority

Last update: 2 hours ago

Language: sw

ANGALIZO: UPEPO MKALI NA MAWIMBI MAKUBWA

Moderate

Now

From Tuesday 18:00 (2 days ago)

Until Tomorrow 17:59 (21 hours from now)

Source: Tanzania: Meteorological Authority

Last update: 3 days ago

Language: sw

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