Heat-wave conditions to persist

While the Namibia Meteorological Service has warned that heat-wave conditions are expected over the interior this week and are set to become even more intense next week, cooler air is expected in the //Karas Region tomorrow.

Moderate to heavy rainfall is also expected in Zambezi and Omahake tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the total average of Namibia’s dams has dropped to 60.7% compared to last season’s 73%.

In the central areas of Namibia, the average dam level is now a low 27.8%, while last season this number stood at 44%.

The Swakoppoort Dam is at 48.7% of its capacity, the Von Bach Dam 15.6% and the Omatako Dam 0.2%.

This three-dam system supplies Windhoek with water, and the total average level of these dams currently stands at 24.9%, compared to last season’s 41.3%.

The Friedenhau Dam is 60.2% full and the Goreangab Dam is at 93.2%.

In the south, the average level of dams stands at 68.2%, compared to last season’s 83.5%.

The Neckartal Dam, which is Namibia’s largest, is at 88.1% of its capacity. Last season, it was 82.1% full.

The level of the Hardap Dam near Mariental has dropped to a mere 21.8%, the Naute Dam is at 48.3% and the Oanob Dam is at 48.9%.

The level of the Dreihuk Dam is at 0.2% and the Bondels Dam is empty.

In the east of the country, the total average of dam levels is a mere 4.4%, far less than last season’s 14.7%.

The Otjivero Main Dam is at 6%, the Tilda Viljoen Dam 19.8% and the Daan Viljoen Dam 3.7%.

In other parts of the country, the Olushandja Dam in the Oshana Region is 47.5% full, compared to last season’s 10.3%.

Both the Omaruru Delta Dam, located in Erongo, and the Omatjenne Dam in Otjozondjupa are empty, the same as last season.