Niël Terblanché
A SUDDEN downpour of heavy rain over Khorixas and surrounding areas in the Kunene Region has sparked hope that the extreme drought that is still prevalent might be at an end.
According to a prediction by the Namibia Meteorological Service, heavy rainfalls are most likely in the central-north, northwest, and in the Otjozondjupa region further to the south for the remainder of this week.
Although other parts of Namibia have received good rains for most of January, the Kunene and large parts of the Erongo regions are still waiting for the rain to come.
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed 
STORMWATER: The streets of Khorixas were inundated with floodwater after a sudden heavy rainstorm hit the town on Sunday afternoon. – Photos: Contributed
Almost 70 millimetres of rain that fell in less than an hour’s time were measured between Khorixas and Kamanjab late on Sunday afternoon.
Further to the south residents of Outjo and Otjiwarongo also reported that some rain fell in their area.
Residents of Windhoek and surrounding areas waited patiently for the clouds that were building since Sunday morning to bring some rain. Their patience was rewarded when the heavens opened late on Sunday afternoon.
Rain also fell in parts of the North where crop farmers were on the verge of surrendering themselves to the fate of yet another low-yielding harvest.
A system of two low-pressure cells over the central part of central Angola and further to the south near the border between Namibia and South Africa has drawn in moist air and more rain is expected over parts of the Kunene, Omusati, Otjozondjupa, and Khomas regions.
Scattered thundershowers are expected to occur over most parts of Namibia from the northwest to the southeast.
However, the south-western part of the country can expect extremely hot weather conditions.
At the coast, residents can expect partly cloudy and mild weather conditions while some rain may occur over the central and northern parts of the Namib Desert.
