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District forecast, next four days

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Be aware

Be prepared

Take action

Rainfall

Be aware≥ 40 mm

Be prepared≥ 70 mm

Take action≥ 100 mm

Wind

Be aware≥ 10 m/s

Be prepared≥ 15 m/s

Take action≥ 20 m/s

Cold

Be aware≤ 12 °C

Be prepared≤ 9 °C

Take action≤ 7 °C

Heat

Be aware≥ 35 °C

Be prepared≥ 38 °C

Take action≥ 40 °C

Spell criteriaDry spell ≥7 days <1mmHeatwave ≥2 days ≥32°CCold spell ≥2 days ≤15°C

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3 of 5 sources are connected. Nothing on this dashboard comes from the others yet.

DCCMS WRF 4 km modelConnected
Numerical weather forecast. Malawi and surroundings, 4 km grid. Daily, 06:00 CAT cycle.
Feeds: alert levels, forecast maps, drought figures.
WorldPop Global 2 (R2025A)Connected
Population grid, 1 km, UN-adjusted. All 32 districts and cities, EPAs and TAs. Yearly, current-year projection.
Feeds: population, age structure, people exposed.
Malawi Social Registry (UBR)Connected
Household socio-economic registry. 28 rural districts, 3.9 million registered households. One-off extract.
Feeds: household vulnerability: deprivation, dwellings, food security, farming households.
DWR river gaugesNot connected
River level stations. Shire, Ruo and Songwe catchments. Planned: every 15 minutes.
Would confirm flooding from river levels.
CHIRPS rainfallNot connected
Satellite and gauge rainfall. Malawi, about 5 km grid. Planned: every 10 days.
Would give drought indices (SPI, SPEI).