Wet weekend ahead

MOST parts of Namibia, with the exception of the Caprivi Region, could be in for a wet weekend, according to the weather forecast for the next few days.

The weather conditions expected over the weekend look promising for rainfall to occur over the greater part of Namibia, weather forecaster Olga Tjiueza of the Meteorological Service’s office at Hosea Kutako International Airport said yesterday. With the exception of the Caprivi Region, thundershowers can be expected over the rest of the country for most of the weekend, Tjiueza indicated.She said there was a 30 per cent chance of isolated thundershowers over the central high ground and the southern parts of Namibia, and a 40 per cent chance of widespread thundershowers occurring over the northwestern and central northern parts of the country up to Sunday.Heavy showers fell over parts of northern Namibia from Wednesday to yesterday, according to rainfall figures released by the Meteorological Service.While 5 mm of rain was measured at Ondangwa yesterday morning, 60 mm was recorded at Okatana near Oshakati at the same time.At Hosea Kutako International Airport, 12,2 mm of rain was measured yesterday morning, while 4,2 mm was measured at the Met Office in Windhoek, 0,4 mm at Outjo, 1,2 mm at Keetmanshoop and 0,2 mm at Luederitz.Other rainfall figures reported yesterday were 21,6 mm at farm Regenstein south of Windhoek, 19 mm at Omaruru, 34 mm at Oropoko Lodge between Okahandja and Karibib, and 20 mm at Maltahoehe.With the exception of the Caprivi Region, thundershowers can be expected over the rest of the country for most of the weekend, Tjiueza indicated.She said there was a 30 per cent chance of isolated thundershowers over the central high ground and the southern parts of Namibia, and a 40 per cent chance of widespread thundershowers occurring over the northwestern and central northern parts of the country up to Sunday.Heavy showers fell over parts of northern Namibia from Wednesday to yesterday, according to rainfall figures released by the Meteorological Service.While 5 mm of rain was measured at Ondangwa yesterday morning, 60 mm was recorded at Okatana near Oshakati at the same time.At Hosea Kutako International Airport, 12,2 mm of rain was measured yesterday morning, while 4,2 mm was measured at the Met Office in Windhoek, 0,4 mm at Outjo, 1,2 mm at Keetmanshoop and 0,2 mm at Luederitz.Other rainfall figures reported yesterday were 21,6 mm at farm Regenstein south of Windhoek, 19 mm at Omaruru, 34 mm at Oropoko Lodge between Okahandja and Karibib, and 20 mm at Maltahoehe.