Farmers, visitors and vendors alike can breathe a sigh of relief as perfect weather conditions are predicted for Nampo, taking place in Bothaville, Free State, from 13 to 16 May.
While grain farmers struggled to start the harvest season due to excessive rain and Nampo personnel lamented a rain-soaked terrain, drier, warmer conditions have prevailed over the last week.
Vox Weather meteorologist Michelle Cordier told Farmer’s Weekly that there was no reason farmers needed to miss Nampo in order to catch up on harvesting since these conditions were expected to last.
A cold front is expected to move over the country this weekend, but by Tuesday clear skies are expected, with maximum temperatures expected to range between 18°C and 24°C.
Cordier said that this was around 4°C cooler than last year, which offered up a notably warmer Nampo than usual.