Another El Niño Is in the Offing

Namibia has been warned. The 2026/27 rainy season is approaching amid forecasts of an increasingly severe El Niño.

The Namibia Meteorological Service forsees below-normal rainfall and above-average temperatures across much of the country.

The outlook suggests that some areas could receive only 70% to 90% of their long-term average rainfall, while temperatures in parts of the country could rise by as much as 3°C above average between January and March 2027.

This prediction does not mean that every part of Namibia will experience drought in the same way. Weather forecasts carry uncertainty.

But the warning is strong enough to demand action.

The Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum, held at Swakopmund in August, also pointed to below-normal rainfall across much of the central and southern parts of Southern Africa, as well as above-normal temperatures.