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Western Cape braces for continued severe weather this week

By Ragheema Mclean Heavy rains and strong winds have battered parts of the Western Cape. The weekend saw severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall across the province. These adverse weather conditions are predicted to persist throughout the week with the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) confirming that several cold fronts are expected to continue hitting the region until Friday, 12 July. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday, spokesperson for […]

8 July 2024

Local

Parts of Western Cape still underwater following floods

The Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says there has been no fatalities reported in the City, amid reports of two lives lost due to flooding in the Western Cape province. Parts of the province are still underwater following days of torrential downpours, coupled with harsh winds – with flooding reported in several areas. Mop up operations are continuing. Hill-Lewis says rescue workers have had to pull affected people out in […]

19 June 2023

Local

Widespread showers, thundershowers expected over central, southern and western parts of SA from Sunday

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) expects widespread thundershowers over parts of the Free State, Northern and Eastern Cape on Sunday, spreading to the Western Cape on Monday, where there is a possibility of heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in places. “Showers and thundershowers are expected to start on Sunday over the Free State, Lesotho, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, spreading to the Western Cape on Monday, and […]

28 May 2023

Local

Wet, windy and cold in Western and Northern Cape, balmy in Gauteng

LOCAL A cold front is expected to affect parts of the Cape on Sunday and Monday, the SA Weather Service says. “Wet, very windy and cold conditions are expected over the western parts of the Western and Northern Cape until Monday due to a cold front,” the service said. A yellow level-3 warning was issued for damaging winds and waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Alexander Bay […]

4 September 2022

Local

SA Weather Service issues stern warning of gale force winds along coast of KZN

LOCAL EThekwini Municipality’s emergency personnel are on standby after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a stern warning on the probability of damaging gale force winds along the coast of KZN on Monday morning. The City has been cited as one of the areas along the coast that are likely to bear the brunt of these winds. Waves of between 4m to 6m between midnight on Sunday and 12pm on […]

30 May 2022

Local

Some relief as SA to ease from cold to ‘cool’ this week

As SA battles to recover from last week’s record low temperatures, the SA Weather Service says another cold front is set to move in over the Western Cape from tomorrow, bringing rain. However, forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says the freezing conditions should start to ease a bit from Wednesday – though there is no sign yet of warm weather arriving. He said last Thursday was the coldest day the country has […]

26 July 2021

News

WC cold fronts expected to ease by Thursday

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of gale force winds of up to 100km/h over parts of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape from Tuesday evening. Disruptive rainfall is also expected for Cape Town and the Cape Winelands. The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre is conducting assessments across the metropole, as consecutive cold fronts hitt the Western Cape. The intense storm made landfall on Sunday night […]

30 June 2021

Local

Cape storms, gale force winds and load shedding expected for Wednesday

Cold rainy days and dark nights are back again. Capetonians need to prepare as both an intense cold front and load shedding are on the cards for Wednesday, September 2. On Tuesday night [September 1] Eskom announced Stage 2 load shedding would pick up again from 8am to 10pm on Wednesday, September 2 due to the continuing severe generation supply constraints as a result of multiple unit breakdowns. “Ten generation […]

2 September 2020

Local

Disaster management teams on high alert as rain, snow and gale-force winds forecast for Western Cape

The Western Cape government has urged residents to be on high alert as rain and snow are predicted for the week ahead. MEC of local government, environmental affairs and development planning, Anton Bredell called on residents to stay indoors and off the roads where possible. “We want to make the public aware of the latest weather warnings and in particular, highlight the risks of being outdoors during these weather conditions. […]

16 August 2020

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