Gaborone Impact Outlook

Source: WRF d02 — init 2026-08-23 06:00 UTC (20260823_06z). Times shown are SAST.

Demonstration product -- see dashboard for the full disclaimer. Not an official warning service. Drag the slider below (or tap a timeline) to see every category's status at one specific time together.
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Storm / Lightning

Storm/lightning-proxy risk (CAPE + graupel flux + reflectivity + hail)

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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
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O
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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

Heavy Rain

Hourly rainfall rate

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

Wind

10 m wind gust

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

Hours per day with damaging wind:

Date (SAST)Hours >=strong breezeHours >=gale
23 Aug00
24 Aug00
25 Aug00
26 Aug00

Heat Index

NWS apparent-temperature (temp + humidity, public-facing heat metric)

O
O
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C
C
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C
O
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C
O
O
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O
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O

Athlete Heat (WBGT)

Simplified outdoor Wet Bulb Globe Temperature

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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
C
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C
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C
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C
O
O
O
O
O
O
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O
O

Moderate heat load expected (peak WBGT approx 22 degC around 16:00 SAST). Athletes not yet used to these conditions should ease into full-intensity outdoor sessions and keep fluids available; a short acclimatization block is worth considering if this pattern continues.

Livestock Heat (THI)

Temperature-Humidity Index

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C
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C
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C
C
C
C
C
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C
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C
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Species breakdown (peak THI ~72 over next 24h): Cattle: OK Sheep: OK Goats: OK Pigs: OK Poultry: OK

Frost

2 m temperature + radiative-cooling conditions

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Hours per night below each frost threshold:

Date (SAST)Hours <2CHours <0CHours <-2C
23 Aug000
24 Aug000
25 Aug000
26 Aug000

Spray Window

Rain-free + workable wind for agrochemical application

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C
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C
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O
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O
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C

Fire Danger

Fire-weather proxy: low humidity + wind + within-window dry spell.

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C
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C
C
C
C
D
D
C
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C
C
C
C
O
O
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O
O
O
C
D

Irrigation Scheduling

Combines Irrigation Need + Evaporative Demand into one recommendation. Based only on model-simulated, rain-driven soil moisture -- not on any irrigation already applied.

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