Hot and dry until November

Namibia can expect very little to no rain until at least November, but average to above average rainfall from the last part of November to February.Meanwhile, temperatures will be warm to hot over the central to northern parts from the last week of August, agricultural meteorologist Johan van den Berg said.In his latest climate and rainfall outlook for August, Van den Berg said during the first part of this month, La Niña bounced back to relatively strong levels for this time of the year.“It is anticipated that La Niña levels will be maintained until about December/January before weakening in the second part of summer.”La Niña leads to high rainfall and high streamflows for all summer rainfall areas.He added that most forecasts converged towards a weakening of La Niña from about December to reach neutral values from about January to February next year.Virtual meetingRegional climate experts from all 16 SADC member states are expected to hold a virtual meeting this week to generate a forecast for the coming rainy season.According to Zimbabwe’s The Herald, the 26th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26) will be held to disseminate seasonal rainfall and temperature information for the 2022 to 2023 cropping season.The SADC Climate Service Centre will convene the virtual forum which is expected to run until the end of this week, after which a forecast for the region will be announced.The previous rainfall season will also be reviewed and the nature of the upcoming season across the region will be forecasted.This regional forecast assists the Namibian Metrological Services in providing a country forecast.

Hot and dry until November

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Namibian Sun 2026-09-08

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