The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said the current cold spell prevailing in the country could be over by the weekend.
In a statement on Thursday, MSD senior forecaster Tich Zinyemba said that most part of the country will warmer by the end of the day on Friday. He said:
The ridge of high pressure that began driving cool, moist southeasterly winds through the south-eastern borders of the country on Monday evening has reached its peak intensity (central pressure 1041hPa).
This was coupled by another weaker cloud band from Botswana that drifted eastward into Matabeleland North.
As such much of the country was cloudy today, with drizzle and rain-showers in places, both systems have started to weaken.
Matabeleland South, southern areas of the Midlands, Manicaland and Masvingo provinces should still be cloudy, windy and cold with the cloud breaking towards evening. Light drizzle is expected in parts of Manicaland and Masvingo provinces.