More rain expected
ELLANIE SMIT
The entire country rejoiced at good rains received on Christmas Day, and the weather bureau has warned of heavy downpours over the central northern, eastern and south-eastern parts of the country.
Rivers that had been dry for years were running for the first time at the weekend and the Avis and Oanob dams received inflows.
On Christmas Day a cloudburst over Windhoek led to the first inflow into the Avis Dam in two years.
On social media people posted photos of the flowing Gammans and Klein Windhoek rivers after between 15 and 18mm of rain fell in the Avis area.
In Klein Windhoek 4.5mm was recorded, 9.5mm in Luxury Hill and 10mm in Cimbebasia. In Pionierspark 10mm was measured, in Academia 16mm and 15mm in Suiderhof.
Readers at Tsumeb reported that water was flowing down the streets after good rainfall. At the farm Dornhügel near Grootfontein 100mm of rain was measured.
The previous day 85mm was recorded at Gobabis and about 80mm, accompanied by hail, was measured within an hour on the road between Outjo and Otavi.
According to the river bulletin the Okavango River levels at Rundu and Nkurenkuru are dropping. Rundu station is at 4.74m and remains above normal for this time of the year.
The level of the Orange River has dropped drastically due to the prolonged drought in both Namibia and South Africa, and water restrictions have been implemented for users along the river.
The Namibian Hydrological Service yesterday said that South Africa had announced a 10% reduction of water supply from the Orange River for domestic and industrial use. Water for irrigation will be restricted by 15% until further notice.
The hydrological service urged people living along the river to plan their water use accordingly and have backup measures in place.
Tourists have been warned that the Sendelingsdrift pontoon border crossing between Namibia and South Africa is not functional because of the significant drop in the level of the Orange River.
The entire country rejoiced at good rains received on Christmas Day, and the weather bureau has warned of heavy downpours over the central northern, eastern and south-eastern parts of the country.
Rivers that had been dry for years were running for the first time at the weekend and the Avis and Oanob dams received inflows.
On Christmas Day a cloudburst over Windhoek led to the first inflow into the Avis Dam in two years.
On social media people posted photos of the flowing Gammans and Klein Windhoek rivers after between 15 and 18mm of rain fell in the Avis area.
In Klein Windhoek 4.5mm was recorded, 9.5mm in Luxury Hill and 10mm in Cimbebasia. In Pionierspark 10mm was measured, in Academia 16mm and 15mm in Suiderhof.
Readers at Tsumeb reported that water was flowing down the streets after good rainfall. At the farm Dornhügel near Grootfontein 100mm of rain was measured.
The previous day 85mm was recorded at Gobabis and about 80mm, accompanied by hail, was measured within an hour on the road between Outjo and Otavi.
According to the river bulletin the Okavango River levels at Rundu and Nkurenkuru are dropping. Rundu station is at 4.74m and remains above normal for this time of the year.
The level of the Orange River has dropped drastically due to the prolonged drought in both Namibia and South Africa, and water restrictions have been implemented for users along the river.
The Namibian Hydrological Service yesterday said that South Africa had announced a 10% reduction of water supply from the Orange River for domestic and industrial use. Water for irrigation will be restricted by 15% until further notice.
The hydrological service urged people living along the river to plan their water use accordingly and have backup measures in place.
Tourists have been warned that the Sendelingsdrift pontoon border crossing between Namibia and South Africa is not functional because of the significant drop in the level of the Orange River.
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