Showers far and wide
Widespread showers occurred over the weekend, particularly in the dry south, with more rain forecast for certain areas.The Meteorological Services of Namibia predicts moderate to heavy rainfall with single to isolated, as well as isolated to scattered thundershowers that may occur in the Kunene, Erongo, Otjozondjupa, Khomas and Hardap regions.
Good showers fell in the south at Rehoboth, Keetmanshoop, Karasburg, Grünau, Leonardville, Gochas, Aranos, Aroab, Koës, Helmeringhausen and in the Namib.
Despite showers of 10 mm that occurred at Mariental and between 18 mm and 29 mm that occurred at the Hardap plots, the chairman of the Hardap Farmer's Association, Dawie de Klerk, confirmed to NMH that there was no inflow into the Hardap Dam. "There were only isolated showers, but unfortunately no run-in," De Klerk said.
According to the latest dam bulletin, the Hardap Dam's level currently stands at 12.2%
In the north, between 14 mm and 18 mm fell from the rain gauge in the Otavi Valley, 19 mm at the Guinas and 5 mm at Grootfontein.
In Windhoek, between 5 mm and 50 mm was measured in several suburbs. At Brakwater and the Elisenheim estate north of the capital, a heavy hailstorm fell with 50 mm falling in 35 minutes, causing damage to trees. At the farm Drie Krone, east of Windhoek, it rained 30 mm. – [email protected]