The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued a nationwide warning of isolated rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds expected across Zimbabwe on Monday and Tuesday.

The MSD said the unsettled weather is being caused by a meeting of moist air masses over southern Africa, which is creating unstable conditions.

The provinces most at risk include Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Harare, and parts of Midlands and Masvingo. The advisory reads:

“A cloud system is expected to enter the country from the west (Botswana) on the 29th of September 2025, bringing moisture over all Matabeleland and Bulawayo Metropolitan provinces.

“At the same time, a pressure rise over the South-East coast of South Africa will drive in moisture, bringing cloudy, windy and cool conditions over the southern provinces, that is, Matabeleland South, Bulawayo Metropolitan, southern parts of the Midlands, Masvingo and Manicaland Provinces.

“Some areas, like Beitbridge, Gwanda, Bulawayo, Plumtree, Chiredzi and Chipinge, may see isolated thunderstorms on the 29th, spreading to the northeast on the 30th.

“Moderate rainfall in excess of 30mm is expected in these southern provinces from the 29th to the 30th of September 2025.”