Poor to no rainfall for northern regions
Subsistence farmers in the northern parts of the country have been warned to brace themselves for dry conditions for another two or so weeks, as good rains are only expected towards the end of the year.
This according to chief forecaster at the Namibia Meteorological Service Odillo Kgobetsi, who said for the next three to 10 days, mainly dry conditions can be expected for the central, southern, western, north-western and central north parts of the country.
“Over Kavango West, Kavango East, Zambezi, Tsumkwe and parts of the Omaheke Region, there is about 30 to 50% chance of rain,” he added.
“Today and tomorrow, we see an improvement in the moisture as it moves in,” he said, adding that Omaheke can expect rain “as we go into the weekend”.
“By next week, the moisture will drift then further over the central north, where there is also a likelihood of some showers setting in. The areas of Omaheke, parts of Tsumkwe, parts of Kavango East and West as well as Zambezi will remain favourable for showers and thundershowers as we go further into next week,” he said.
Storms developing
“As we go towards 20, 21 December and into Christmas, we see more storms developing and the intensity improving over the regions of Omaheke, Tsumkwe and the central north, then extending further over parts of Otjozondjupa,” Kgobetsi said.
“That should be the outlook at the moment, and after Christmas, we'll see a bigger broadband of moisture moving in over Otjozondjupa, where we expect also further thundershowers as well as over parts of the Omaheke Region.”
Meanwhile, along the B1 road between Omuthiya and Ondangwa, only a handful of homesteads have ploughed their mahangu fields.
When contacted for comment, Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari said he has observed the poor rainfall over the past months.
Knowledgeable about the different types of clouds, he added that he is not surprised about the lack of rainfall experienced so far.
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This according to chief forecaster at the Namibia Meteorological Service Odillo Kgobetsi, who said for the next three to 10 days, mainly dry conditions can be expected for the central, southern, western, north-western and central north parts of the country.
“Over Kavango West, Kavango East, Zambezi, Tsumkwe and parts of the Omaheke Region, there is about 30 to 50% chance of rain,” he added.
“Today and tomorrow, we see an improvement in the moisture as it moves in,” he said, adding that Omaheke can expect rain “as we go into the weekend”.
“By next week, the moisture will drift then further over the central north, where there is also a likelihood of some showers setting in. The areas of Omaheke, parts of Tsumkwe, parts of Kavango East and West as well as Zambezi will remain favourable for showers and thundershowers as we go further into next week,” he said.
Storms developing
“As we go towards 20, 21 December and into Christmas, we see more storms developing and the intensity improving over the regions of Omaheke, Tsumkwe and the central north, then extending further over parts of Otjozondjupa,” Kgobetsi said.
“That should be the outlook at the moment, and after Christmas, we'll see a bigger broadband of moisture moving in over Otjozondjupa, where we expect also further thundershowers as well as over parts of the Omaheke Region.”
Meanwhile, along the B1 road between Omuthiya and Ondangwa, only a handful of homesteads have ploughed their mahangu fields.
When contacted for comment, Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari said he has observed the poor rainfall over the past months.
Knowledgeable about the different types of clouds, he added that he is not surprised about the lack of rainfall experienced so far.
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