Let it rain!

WINDHOEK residents sighed with relief yesterday afternoon when some rain fell in parts of the capital after three sweltering days.

The Windhoek weather bureau predicts showers for this weekend in some parts of the country only. “Prospects are looking quite good that some rains will fall in the northern and central parts of the country over the next three days starting Friday,” Olga Tjiueza of the met office at the Hosea Kutako International Airport told The Namibian yesterday.The only other spot in Namibia that recorded some rain was Citrusdal near Outjo, which reported 2 millimetres yesterday.Keetmanshoop had to endure soaring temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius this week and Rehoboth was hardly better off.The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Drought Monitoring Centre based in Zimbabwe said the southern region covering Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho might experience dry conditions until January 23.”Prospects are looking quite good that some rains will fall in the northern and central parts of the country over the next three days starting Friday,” Olga Tjiueza of the met office at the Hosea Kutako International Airport told The Namibian yesterday.The only other spot in Namibia that recorded some rain was Citrusdal near Outjo, which reported 2 millimetres yesterday.Keetmanshoop had to endure soaring temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius this week and Rehoboth was hardly better off.The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Drought Monitoring Centre based in Zimbabwe said the southern region covering Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho might experience dry conditions until January 23.