Rain breaks the heatwave

SEVERAL parts of the country received good rains from Sunday to Monday morning, with Windhoek’s Suiderhof suburb receiving the highest rainfall of 30 millimetres.

Odillo Kgobetsi at the Windhoek Weather Bureau told The Namibian yesterday that Academia in Windhoek received 29 mm while Outjo measured with 25,6 mm. Grootfontein measured 24,5 mm, Nkurenkuru in the Kavango Region 15, Rundu 10,7, while Katima Mulilo received less than one millimetre of rain.At the Windhoek Weather Bureau 16,2 mm was measured, at the Hosea Kutako International Airport outside Windhoek 15 mm, and in Hochland Park 11 mm.Kgobetsi said more showers are expected in the northern, central and eastern parts of Namibia this week.But he ruled out any chances of rain in the far southern and western parts.Grootfontein measured 24,5 mm, Nkurenkuru in the Kavango Region 15, Rundu 10,7, while Katima Mulilo received less than one millimetre of rain.At the Windhoek Weather Bureau 16,2 mm was measured, at the Hosea Kutako International Airport outside Windhoek 15 mm, and in Hochland Park 11 mm.Kgobetsi said more showers are expected in the northern, central and eastern parts of Namibia this week.But he ruled out any chances of rain in the far southern and western parts.