Suffering the big freeze

“I need to have you next to me.”

This line from soulman Luther Vandross’s romantic song must be on the lips of many Windhoek lovers as the big chill descends on the capital. Weatherman Victor Kaurimuje yesterday told The Namibian that the central, eastern southern parts of Namibia could expect below zero temperatures.”It will be very cold and windy at night,” said Kaurimuje.He said small-stock farmers and people who run nurseries in Gobabis, Mariental, Karasburg and Keetmanshoop should take the necessary precautions to protect their livestock and flowers.Kaurimuje said it was still snowing in the western and northern Cape where the cold front that is affecting Namibia comes from.Yesterday morning, Windhoekers woke up to icy cold weather with mist covering some of the mountains on the outskirts of the city.Meanwhile, water levels in the country’s main dams continue to show better readings than last season except for the Hardap Dam outside Mariental.According to NamWater’s latest weekly dam bulletin, the Von Bach Dam is 48,6 per cent of full.Last season, the dam only stood at 28,8 per cent.The Swakoppoort Dam is 51,5 per cent full while the Goreangab Dam stands at an impressive 100,3, compared to last seasons reading of 68.6 per cent.However, the Hardap Dam stands at only 46,8 per cent compared to 53,1 per cent last year.Weatherman Victor Kaurimuje yesterday told The Namibian that the central, eastern southern parts of Namibia could expect below zero temperatures.”It will be very cold and windy at night,” said Kaurimuje.He said small-stock farmers and people who run nurseries in Gobabis, Mariental, Karasburg and Keetmanshoop should take the necessary precautions to protect their livestock and flowers.Kaurimuje said it was still snowing in the western and northern Cape where the cold front that is affecting Namibia comes from.Yesterday morning, Windhoekers woke up to icy cold weather with mist covering some of the mountains on the outskirts of the city.Meanwhile, water levels in the country’s main dams continue to show better readings than last season except for the Hardap Dam outside Mariental.According to NamWater’s latest weekly dam bulletin, the Von Bach Dam is 48,6 per cent of full.Last season, the dam only stood at 28,8 per cent.The Swakoppoort Dam is 51,5 per cent full while the Goreangab Dam stands at an impressive 100,3, compared to last seasons reading of 68.6 per cent.However, the Hardap Dam stands at only 46,8 per cent compared to 53,1 per cent last year.