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Sofala 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Sofala

Mozambique

Long range weather outlook for Sofala includes 14 day forecast summary:

Over the next 14 days the Sofala forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 29°C, with a high for the two weeks of 31°C expected on the afternoon of Thursday 9th. The mean minimum temperature will be 19°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Friday 3rd at 17°C. The fortnight ahead will have mixed weather with some days dry and some seeing a little rain. It looks like Saturday 4th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 1.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Mon 29
Apr
20:00

ESE
ESE

5 / 7 mph 73 / 77°F 89% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
1%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

SE
SE

2 / 5 mph 69 / 69°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 30
Apr
02:00

W
W

4 / 8 mph 68 / 68°F 96% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 49%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

W
W

5 / 8 mph 65 / 65°F 98% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 72%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 6 mph 73 / 76°F 86% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 57%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
57%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

SSE
SSE

4 / 4 mph 83 / 83°F 59% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

7 / 9 mph 83 / 83°F 55% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

E
E

7 / 10 mph 79 / 81°F 77% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 8 mph 75 / 79°F 92% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

NNE
NNE

5 / 10 mph 70 / 70°F 94% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 01
May
02:00

NW
NW

5 / 9 mph 67 / 67°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

NNW
NNW

4 / 7 mph 65 / 65°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

NNW
NNW

4 / 5 mph 73 / 76°F 81% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

NNE
NNE

1 / 1 mph 85 / 85°F 53% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

ESE
ESE

5 / 6 mph 87 / 85°F 44% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

ESE
ESE

7 / 8 mph 82 / 84°F 71% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 9 mph 74 / 78°F 90% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

NE
NE

5 / 10 mph 68 / 68°F 94% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 02
May
02:00

NNW
NNW

4 / 6 mph 67 / 67°F 95% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

W
W

3 / 6 mph 65 / 65°F 96% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

W
W

2 / 3 mph 73 / 76°F 79% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
1%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

SE
SE

6 / 7 mph 83 / 82°F 50% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

8 / 10 mph 83 / 82°F 46% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

SE
SE

6 / 6 mph 81 / 83°F 71% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

ESE
ESE

4 / 7 mph 73 / 77°F 80% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

SE
SE

3 / 6 mph 69 / 69°F 84% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 03
May
02:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 7 mph 68 / 68°F 89% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

W
W

5 / 10 mph 64 / 64°F 96% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 71%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
71%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 7 mph 71 / 70°F 79% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

S
S

4 / 5 mph 80 / 80°F 67% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

S
S

8 / 10 mph 81 / 82°F 67% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 64%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

SSE
SSE

5 / 8 mph 79 / 81°F 80% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 37%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

SE
SE

5 / 8 mph 76 / 81°F 92% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

S
S

5 / 9 mph 73 / 77°F 94% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
6%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 04
May
02:00

SSW
SSW

5 / 10 mph 71 / 71°F 95% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 45%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 10 mph 70 / 70°F 96% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 10 mph 75 / 77°F 87% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

SSE
SSE

9 / 11 mph 83 / 83°F 54% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

SSE
SSE

10 / 11 mph 83 / 83°F 57% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

SE
SE

7 / 10 mph 79 / 80°F 73% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

SE
SE

5 / 8 mph 75 / 79°F 86% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

E
E

3 / 6 mph 71 / 71°F 91% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 05
May
02:00

WNW
WNW

5 / 9 mph 68 / 68°F 97% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 38%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
05:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 7 mph 67 / 67°F 95% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
62%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 7 mph 73 / 76°F 86% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 27%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
27%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
11:00

SSE
SSE

6 / 7 mph 84 / 84°F 57% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
50%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

9 / 11 mph 83 / 84°F 56% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
17:00

ESE
ESE

7 / 10 mph 79 / 81°F 76% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
20:00

E
E

6 / 8 mph 75 / 80°F 90% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
23:00

NE
NE

3 / 5 mph 71 / 71°F 90% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Mon 06
May
02:00

SW
SW

6 / 12 mph 70 / 70°F 94% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
40%
0.0 In
08:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 15 mph 71 / 71°F 73% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

9 / 17 mph 81 / 82°F 46% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
20:00

E
E

6 / 12 mph 75 / 80°F 96% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
42%
0.0 In
Tue 07
May
02:00

N
N

1 / 1 mph 77 / 82°F 95% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
24%
0.0 In
08:00

SW
SW

2 / 4 mph 77 / 80°F 81% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

10 / 15 mph 83 / 84°F 53% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
20:00

SE
SE

5 / 7 mph 75 / 79°F 82% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
23%
0.0 In
Wed 08
May
02:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 71 / 71°F 89% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 30%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 5 mph 73 / 77°F 76% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 38%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

7 / 11 mph 85 / 86°F 47% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
0.0 In
20:00

ESE
ESE

6 / 9 mph 74 / 78°F 79% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
Thu 09
May
02:00

NW
NW

3 / 4 mph 72 / 76°F 96% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 8 mph 72 / 76°F 74% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 35%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
34%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

6 / 9 mph 87 / 91°F 51% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
21%
0.0 In
20:00

E
E

4 / 6 mph 75 / 79°F 87% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
0.0 In
Fri 10
May
02:00

NW
NW

4 / 6 mph 73 / 77°F 96% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
22%
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 6 mph 73 / 77°F 84% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
48%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

9 / 13 mph 85 / 87°F 50% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
0.0 In
20:00

E
E

5 / 8 mph 74 / 78°F 88% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.1 In
Sat 11
May
02:00

SE
SE

2 / 4 mph 77 / 83°F 95% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 8 mph 74 / 78°F 81% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
17%
0.0 In
14:00

SSE
SSE

10 / 18 mph 82 / 84°F 52% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.1 In
20:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 9 mph 73 / 77°F 84% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
0.0 In
Sun 12
May
02:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 5 mph 74 / 78°F 92% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
0.0 In
08:00

NW
NW

2 / 4 mph 75 / 78°F 79% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.0 In
14:00

SSE
SSE

9 / 16 mph 82 / 83°F 53% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
0.0 In
20:00

E
E

7 / 12 mph 72 / 76°F 82% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
Mon 13
May
02:00

W
W

4 / 6 mph 70 / 70°F 94% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.0 In
08:00

WSW
WSW

2 / 4 mph 74 / 78°F 77% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.0 In
14:00

SSE
SSE

8 / 16 mph 82 / 83°F 47% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.1 In
20:00

E
E

5 / 9 mph 73 / 77°F 76% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.0 In
Tue 14
May
02:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 4 mph 75 / 80°F 94% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
0.0 In
08:00

SW
SW

6 / 10 mph 71 / 71°F 77% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
0.0 In
14:00

SE
SE

8 / 15 mph 82 / 83°F 50% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
0.1 In
20:00

SSE
SSE

4 / 9 mph 72 / 76°F 90% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
35%
0.1 In

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