Namibia Cold Weather 8 July 2020

Cold Weather Alert


- Extreme cold conditions set to hit Namibia by Thursday morning.


NAMIBIANS, especially residents of the southern parts of the
country, have been warned to take precautionary measures against
severe cold weather that is expected by Thursday.


The extreme cold weather conditions are expected in Namibia with
the arrival of the massive intense cold front over southern part
of Africa by Thursday morning.


According to Odillo Kgobetsi, the chief forecaster at the Namibia
Metrological Services said cold and moist air will be in
circulation will be brought in by the cold front which will cause
rains over the south western half of Namibia by Friday.


“Not only will the southern parts of Namibia become extremely
cold, residents of the central and eatsrn parts of the country
will also feel the effects of the cold front,” he said.


The freezing weather conditions are expected to last well into
the weekend.


Weather forecasters indicated that the system is not only staying
on course over the central Atlantic Ocean but is also
strengthening substantially and should make for one of the most
eventful winter weekends in Southern Africa in many years.


The Snow Report website has predicted that up to 40mm of snow
might fall on the highest peaks of South African mountain ranges
over the weekend.


- Informanté News