Big rain on the horizon
The Namibian weather service says heavy rainfall is expected in north-western and south-western Namibia today.
Today's showers are a continuation of rainy weather that began last week and moved across most parts of the country over the weekend.
The Namibia Meteorological Service said today will be partly cloudy and hot in the northeast, the east and the southeast.
Elsewhere, it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated and scattered thundershowers in the northwest and southwest.
Many parts of the country received rainfall over the weekend, including places in the south, central, northern and eastern regions.
Reports of good rainfall at Tses, Windhoek, Usakos, Outjo, Otjiwarongo and other places were received.
Last week, the weather bureau said dry and hot weather would return to large parts of the country by tomorrow.
South African meteorologist Professor Peet Pienaar had more good news for Namibians. Pienaar said the weather charts indicate that more rain is expected over many parts of the country from Friday, accompanied by wind and a drop in temperatures.
“The big changes, where the air pressure and winds will be just right for rainfall, are estimated to be from 4 November through to 6 or 7 November.”
Pienaar pointed out that although the heat wave experienced in large parts of the country is not always welcome, average temperatures of between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius are crucial elements to improve chances of rainfall.
Some rainfall has been recorded in parts of Namibia over the past week, including north-central towns such as Otjiwarongo.
On Monday, the Swakoppoort Dam was at 44.7% of capacity and the Von Bach Dam at 67.1%.
JANA-MARI SMITH
Today's showers are a continuation of rainy weather that began last week and moved across most parts of the country over the weekend.
The Namibia Meteorological Service said today will be partly cloudy and hot in the northeast, the east and the southeast.
Elsewhere, it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated and scattered thundershowers in the northwest and southwest.
Many parts of the country received rainfall over the weekend, including places in the south, central, northern and eastern regions.
Reports of good rainfall at Tses, Windhoek, Usakos, Outjo, Otjiwarongo and other places were received.
Last week, the weather bureau said dry and hot weather would return to large parts of the country by tomorrow.
South African meteorologist Professor Peet Pienaar had more good news for Namibians. Pienaar said the weather charts indicate that more rain is expected over many parts of the country from Friday, accompanied by wind and a drop in temperatures.
“The big changes, where the air pressure and winds will be just right for rainfall, are estimated to be from 4 November through to 6 or 7 November.”
Pienaar pointed out that although the heat wave experienced in large parts of the country is not always welcome, average temperatures of between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius are crucial elements to improve chances of rainfall.
Some rainfall has been recorded in parts of Namibia over the past week, including north-central towns such as Otjiwarongo.
On Monday, the Swakoppoort Dam was at 44.7% of capacity and the Von Bach Dam at 67.1%.
JANA-MARI SMITH
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