With the weather conditions starting to improve, towards summer, and with the school vacation upon us, NSRI, police and the emergency services, are appealing to South Africans and tourists to have a safety conscious mindset and to always…
THe Herald reports that workers have started removing the rocks and debris from the N2. This after a large section of the road between the John Tallant offramp and Settlers Way approaching Gqeberha from the east had been blocked. The…
After weeks of good rainfall in the catchment and in the town, Makhanda was in a flurry on Monday October 16 as speculation grew that Settlers Dam could soon overflow for the first time in about eight years. It did – but the town’s…
Brave young hero fails to rescue fellow pupil from raging river BY SIKHO NTSHOBANE In an act of bravery and with a complete disregard for his own safety, an Eastern Cape high school pupil jumped into raging waters to try to save a fellow…
Rainfall from 1-9 October 2023, as recorded by the South African Weather Service. Port Alfred totalled 40.4mm and Makhanda 18.6mm. Station Names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Nelson Mandela Bay AWOS Port Elizabeth Airport 4.0 0.2 NIL NIL NIL…
South African Weather Service report for the past three days Port Alfred total: 84mm Makhanda total: 87.6mm South African Weather Service’s Garth Sampson, based in SAWS”s Gqeberha office, says: “Good rainfall figures of between 80 and 150…
A series of powerful tidal surges battered coastal areas in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces over the weekend of 16 September. One person died; cars, homes and businesses were damaged. The Conversation…
Intense Spring cut-off low expected to affect large parts of South Africa from Saturday to Tuesday (23-26 September 2023) South Africans may experience another significant storm system over the weekend and early next week following the…
Heavy rainfall, very cold conditions, rough seas, snow, and strong to gale force winds are expected over parts of the Cape provinces this weekend as a strong cold front makes landfall on Friday evening, July 28, along the west coast of…
It was a winter wonderland for most parts of South Africa as snow hit various provinces between Friday and Monday morning. Residents across South Africa took to social media to share images and videos of snowfall or flakes making landfall…
Rainfall measured in the mornings on Saturday 8, SUnday 9 and Monday 10 July: 20.4mm in Port Alfred overnight and 16mm in Makhanda. All figures supplied by Garth Sampson of the South African Weather Service. Station Names 8 9 10 Total…
A strong cold front is expected to reach the Western Cape on Friday evening and move eastwards. This cold front is expected to result in showers and rain as well as strong winds, cold temperatures, damaging waves and even some snow. A…
There are no road closures currently but roads in the north-eastern Cape are slippery because of snowfalls, includinig the Barkly Pass. Some road network and mountain passes connecting communities on the southern Drakensberg in the…
Rainfall measured from 30mm in Durban to 178mm in Paddock on south coast SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER The storm that hit large parts of Durban on Tuesday has so far claimed the lives of two people, left several injured and caused mudslides and…
A well-developed, fast-moving cold front arrives over the Western Cape Wednesday, introducing very cold, rainy weather to all three of the Cape provinces. In addition, strong, gusty westerly winds over the interior are expected to…
Small stock farmers in the Eastern Cape, hikers in mountainous areas urged to take precautions as widespread cold and wet weather approaches A spell of very cold and rainy weather is expected to affect the Western, Northern and Eastern…
MARK CARRELS The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has warned bathers to be cautious of the prevailing Spring Tides on the Eastern Cape coastline. The NSRI says spring tides result in stronger than normal rip currents and the risks are…
The SA Weather Service has dismissed a video circulating on social media that claims parts of SA will be hit by extremely cold conditions over the next 10 days. In a statement on Tuesday, the weather service said the hoax video, which…
Should countries and people harmed by climate change be compensated? Poorer counties are spearheading a movement to make the world’s most affluent countries pay reparations to the Global South for “loss and damage” caused by the climate…
