Chief Forecaster at the Agency, Kafui Quarshiegah, told local radio JoyFM that this was because the sun had just crossed the equator and was directly on the earth’s surface.
“Normally around this time of the year, the sun crosses the equator and is perpendicular to the earth’s surface.”
He said temperatures might increase hour after hour until about 3 pm each day, adding that the delays in the rain this year were also causing an increase in the sun’s temperature.
“Unfortunately for us around April, we should have the clouds which will be preventing some of the heat from the sun; but this year, we are not having the clouds as it should be. So we are having a deficit in the rainfall,” said the forecaster.
“We are just hoping that by May 10 to 20, we will start seeing some rains coming in,” Quarshiegah explained.
He advised that people should avoid walking in the sun during the day, and take a lot of water to prevent dehydration. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
