{"id":396374,"date":"2026-06-18T20:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396374"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:04:42","slug":"rain-and-hail-sweep-across-the-south-more-rainfall-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396374","title":{"rendered":"Rain and hail sweep across the south, more rainfall on the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WIDESPREAD frost, rain and hail have affected the Hardap and \/\/Kharas regions in recent days, becoming more intense as the week has progressed. Predictions indicate that these conditions are likely to persist on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Namibia Meteorological Services, strong winds and heavy thundershowers are expected across the southern parts of the country on Friday, raising the possibility of flash flooding in some areas. The public, particularly road users, is therefore advised to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many southern areas have already been experiencing frosty, windy weather accompanied by rainfall of varying intensities in recent days. Several places in the \/\/Kharas Region recorded notable rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday morning, including Keetmanshoop (24 mm), Oranjemund (13 mm), Rosh-Pinah (13 mm), L\u00fcderitz (8 mm), Koes (14 mm), Bremen (14 mm) and Karub (10 mm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Namibia Meteorological Services has predicted that these rain showers will likely also spread to the central and eastern parts of the country on Friday. Some eastern areas, such as Gobabis in the Omaheke Region, have already seen light showers on Thursday. These conditions are likely to intensify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 720;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rain-and-hail-sweep-across-the-south-more-rainfall-on-the-horizon-shorter.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FROST, RAIN AND HAIL: Photos and videos of recent weather conditions in the country. Photos and videos: contributed and Facebook (NamibRand Nature Reserve; Koos van Zyl; Bernhard Mukuve; Liandro Bezuidenhoudt; Gondwana Collection Namibia (Gernoth; Florian; Annele) Wereldend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter WIDESPREAD frost, rain and hail have affected the Hardap and \/\/Kharas regions in recent days, becoming more intense as the week has progressed. Predictions indicate that these conditions are likely to persist on Friday. According to the Namibia Meteorological Services, strong winds and heavy thundershowers are expected across the southern parts of the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":396376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rain and hail sweep across the south, more rainfall on the horizon - Informant\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WIDESPREAD frost, rain and hail have affected the Hardap and \/\/Kharas regions in recent days, becoming more intense as the week has...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396374\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rain and hail sweep across the south, more rainfall on the horizon - 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