Weather: Summary
The first eclipse of the Millennium promises a bright start for
the next thousand years with several excellent observation sites.
Because of the Angolan civil war, the prime locations will be in
western Zambia, with excellent access to the track. Second place
must go to southwest Madagascar, protected by the mountain
barrier that divides the island, though travel to the centerline there is
more difficult. Zimbabwe, especially in the west, and Zambia in the
east, offer good cloud prospects and a well-developed
infrastructure, while Mozambique suffers from a high level of
cloudiness in the Zambezi River lowlands.
Weather Web Sites
- TVWeather.com:
A good starting point. This site has many links to current and
past weather around the world (requires Java)
- Meteosat images:
Good site for weather satellite images of Africa (academic site, so
may not be up to heavy loads)
- Zambian
Weather Office: (still under construction)
- Zimbabwe Weather
Office: click on the "Zimeteo" image for forecasts and
other information
- South Africa Weather Bureau:
both Java- and non-Java versions available
- World database of
temperature and rainfall
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