Weather in Africa

I’m not really sure that I had any expectations for weather in Africa except that it was to be in the 80s every day and 70s every night. The temperature is fairly consistent throughout the year. Instead of seasons based on temperature, the seasons are based on rain – rainy season, dry season. We’re currently in the dry season and the first week and a half of the trip was exactly that.

Thursday morning presented some rumbles of thunder. Friday, however, was a drencher. While walking with Gabriel in the early morning hours, the rain poured down beginning at the halfway point. I thought it was beautiful, drenching, refreshing. There is something magnificent about a real downpour in Africa…the red dust is washed off the lush foliage and the whole world shines when the sun comes out. At one point Gabriel asked how I liked walking in the rain. While I enjoyed the cool African rain, he was freezing. We were both nothing short of absolutely drenched.

Saturday morning there was a brief storm that netted a beautiful rainbow (as seen from Lauren's front porch). God is so good to show me the variety of displays of weather from Africa.