Smiles as the heavens open
More rain is expected to fall in Namibia's north-eastern, eastern and central regions today after rain and hail fell in many parts of a cloudy Namibia yesterday.
Bursts of rain and hail were reported in Windhoek and from Okahandja, Aranos in the Hardap Region, farms in the Kalahari and near the Spreetshoogte Pass and elsewhere yesterday.
Many Namibians shared their joy by means of photos and videos posted on increasingly popular weather-related social media platforms.
A farmer from the Kalahari area expressed his delight yesterday morning on the public Facebook group 'Reën in Namibia', saying that working with his cattle “in the rain, is something a Kalahari farmer would like to do every day. So grateful for this rain.”
Odillo Kgobetsi, chief forecaster at the Namibia Meteorological Service (NMS) said rain will continue in the north-eastern and eastern regions today but it is expected to be dry in the west and south.
The NMS online forecast for today states it is expected to be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers at places, and windy weather will prevail over the interior.
Kgobetsi said temperatures in the south are expected to rise slightly today after a drop on Wednesday due to frontal cooling.
The NMS weather forecast for tomorrow states it is likely to be partly cloudy and hot with a few thundershowers in the Rundu and Ondangwa areas.
Windhoek residents can expect warm, partly cloudy conditions with thundershowers tomorrow.
In the south, it will be partly cloudy and cool with no expectation of rain, and at the coast, residents can expect partly cloudy and cool weather with fog patches in the morning.
The Namwater dam bulletin released on Monday showed that the three central dams - Swakoppoort, Von Bach and Omatako - are 43.3% full, compared to 8% this time last season.
Swakoppoort is currently at 46.3% compared to 7.6% last season, Von Bach Dam is at 71.0% compared to 15.8% last season and Omatako Dam is 8.6% full.
JANA-MARI SMITH
Bursts of rain and hail were reported in Windhoek and from Okahandja, Aranos in the Hardap Region, farms in the Kalahari and near the Spreetshoogte Pass and elsewhere yesterday.
Many Namibians shared their joy by means of photos and videos posted on increasingly popular weather-related social media platforms.
A farmer from the Kalahari area expressed his delight yesterday morning on the public Facebook group 'Reën in Namibia', saying that working with his cattle “in the rain, is something a Kalahari farmer would like to do every day. So grateful for this rain.”
Odillo Kgobetsi, chief forecaster at the Namibia Meteorological Service (NMS) said rain will continue in the north-eastern and eastern regions today but it is expected to be dry in the west and south.
The NMS online forecast for today states it is expected to be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers at places, and windy weather will prevail over the interior.
Kgobetsi said temperatures in the south are expected to rise slightly today after a drop on Wednesday due to frontal cooling.
The NMS weather forecast for tomorrow states it is likely to be partly cloudy and hot with a few thundershowers in the Rundu and Ondangwa areas.
Windhoek residents can expect warm, partly cloudy conditions with thundershowers tomorrow.
In the south, it will be partly cloudy and cool with no expectation of rain, and at the coast, residents can expect partly cloudy and cool weather with fog patches in the morning.
The Namwater dam bulletin released on Monday showed that the three central dams - Swakoppoort, Von Bach and Omatako - are 43.3% full, compared to 8% this time last season.
Swakoppoort is currently at 46.3% compared to 7.6% last season, Von Bach Dam is at 71.0% compared to 15.8% last season and Omatako Dam is 8.6% full.
JANA-MARI SMITH
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