More rain on the way

NAMIBIA’S first rainy season has started on a high note, with good showers of up to 40 millimetres already recorded in some parts of the country.

On Monday evening, Windhoek experienced a thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail. The city’s Suiderhof suburb recorded the highest rainfall: 30 millimetres.Elsewhere in Windhoek, 26 mm was measured, while Keetmanshoop received 12 mm, Otjiwarongo 11 mm, Eenhana 7,1 mm and Bagani 7,2 mm.Eenhana recorded 41,3 mm on Sunday night.Weatherman Simon Dirkse said more rain is expected in southern and central Namibia today.Namibia’s first rainy season stretches from October to December.Long-term regional forecasts indicated below-average rain in November and December because of the El Niño phenomenon.El Niño is linked to a periodic warming in sea-surface temperatures, which affect rainfall patterns.Normal to above normal rainfall is forecast for the second rainy season – January to March.The city’s Suiderhof suburb recorded the highest rainfall: 30 millimetres.Elsewhere in Windhoek, 26 mm was measured, while Keetmanshoop received 12 mm, Otjiwarongo 11 mm, Eenhana 7,1 mm and Bagani 7,2 mm.Eenhana recorded 41,3 mm on Sunday night.Weatherman Simon Dirkse said more rain is expected in southern and central Namibia today. Namibia’s first rainy season stretches from October to December.Long-term regional forecasts indicated below-average rain in November and December because of the El Niño phenomenon.El Niño is linked to a periodic warming in sea-surface temperatures, which affect rainfall patterns.Normal to above normal rainfall is forecast for the second rainy season – January to March.