Rain, rain, don’t go away

GOOD rains have fallen over most parts of Namibia since the weekend and the good news is that the rainy weather will stay until tomorrow.

Moist tropical air from Angola will prevail today and tomorrow, with a 40 to 60 per cent chance of rain in the northern half of the country, weather forecaster Victor Kaurimuje said yesterday. A farm near Kalkfeld received 45 millimetres of rain on Saturday while a farm close to Tsumeb received 30 mm.Grootfontein had 9,5 mm of rain.More rain fell yesterday, with 35 mm measured at Otjovasandu, the western gate of the Etosha National Park on the road to Ruacana.The Windhoek weather bureau in the city centre measured 15,2 mm, while the Met office at Hosea Kutako International Airport received 15,4 millimetres.The only other rainfall figures reported to the weather bureau over the weekend were for Gobabis (3,4 mm) and Keetmanshoop (1,8 mm).A farm near Kalkfeld received 45 millimetres of rain on Saturday while a farm close to Tsumeb received 30 mm.Grootfontein had 9,5 mm of rain.More rain fell yesterday, with 35 mm measured at Otjovasandu, the western gate of the Etosha National Park on the road to Ruacana.The Windhoek weather bureau in the city centre measured 15,2 mm, while the Met office at Hosea Kutako International Airport received 15,4 millimetres.The only other rainfall figures reported to the weather bureau over the weekend were for Gobabis (3,4 mm) and Keetmanshoop (1,8 mm).