The new 2019-2020 flood season has begun and OPIDIN now offers weekly bulletins until the water level in Mopti has reached its peak level. Based on the information available on 6 August, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be probably low compared to the peak flood levels during the last 25 years.
Based on the information available on 14 August, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be probably as high as most years since 1994. The prediction of the flood level is still uncertain, however, depending on the rainfall in the Upper Niger during the coming weeks.
Based on the information available on 20 August, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be relatively high compared to the floods of the last 25 years. The prediction of the flood level is still not certain, however, depending on the rainfall in the Upper Niger during the coming fortnight.
Based on the information available on 27 August, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be relatively high compared to the floods of the last 25 years. The prediction of the flood level is rather certain, but may still change a bit depending on the rainfall in the Upper Niger during the coming fortnight.
Based on the information available on 3 September, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be relatively high compared to the floods of the last 25 years. The prediction of the flood level is rather certain, but may still change a bit depending on the rainfall in the Upper Niger during the coming fortnight.
Based on the information available on 10 September, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be relatively high compared to the floods of the last 25 years. The prediction of the flood level is now rather certain.
Based on the information available on 24 September, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be relatively high compared to the floods of the last 25 years. The prediction of the flood level is now rather certain.
Based on the information available on 30 September, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 about as high as in 2007-2010, but not as high as in 2016 and 2018.
The flood level in Mopti nearly reached its peak. Based on the information available on 7 October, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be above average compared to the floods of the last 25 years, and not as high as last year. The prediction of the flood level is now rather certain.
The flood level in Mopti nearly reached its peak. Based on the information available on 15 October, OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2019 will be above average compared to the floods of the last 25 years, and not as high as last year.
This is the last OPIDIN bulletin of 2019. The flood at Mopti has reached its highest level (640 cm) on 26 October and has started to decline, but further downstream the water still goes up. OPIDIN predicts that the flood will reach its peak between 18 and 22 November in Akka and between 27 November and 5 December in Diré.
