Daily brief · Cameroon
Record from Oct 16, 2026. Back to current conditions

Yaoundé Oct 16, 2026

Verification pending.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

high

A single day could bring around 19.2mm of rain on 2026-10-20 — above the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 17mm in a day). This comparison adds historical context; it does not assess impacts on a specific activity.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 16, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 21, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: heavy-rain-percentile-max-v1-2026-09-22.

outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture · sugarcane growers

Rainfall is trending above the usual

medium

Around 25.4mm of rain may fall in the next 48 hours — above the 14.5mm typical for this period. Field access, drying, and outdoor logistics may be affected.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 16, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 18, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-17.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Historical reference window: 10 requested years.

Historical reference window: ±7 calendar days.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.

farmers · tourism · logistics · sugarcane growers

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Oct 16, 2026.

Market context · futures market

sugar · high 52w · 7d +4.9%