#Weather and #Disaster #Observations Western Cape : 23 March 2015 04h00 SAST - MSBWXB

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
 
WARNINGS: ----Nil

WATCHES: -----Nil

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: ------Nil

Please Note: The SAWS does not reflect any warnings, watches or advisories in today's pdf (rsa weather summary) weather warnings. This can however not be correct as heavy rainfall and possible flooding is forecast in areas of SA over the next three days.

Herewith more info:

Heavy rain is expected over the central and western Free State, southern North West Province, and eastern parts of the Northern Cape. An intense cut - off low is expected over the western parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday. The public is advised that heavy rain and flooding can be expected over the northern and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, parts of the North - West and Free - State, as well as the eastern parts of the central and Little Karoo, spreading to the Eden District and Overberg on Monday, persisting into Tuesday morning. Small stock farmers are advised that short period of intense rain leading to localised flooding can be expected.

MOSSEL BAY REAL TIME WEATHER OBSERVATION:  

07h00 -  6/8 Cloud. No Wind.  19 Deg/C. Light rain at times.
2mm rain measured on 21 March 2015.  1mm rain measured up to 07h00 on 23 March 2015. All measurements were done at Heiderand, Mossel Bay

WEATHER FORECAST: WESTERN CAPE:

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming scattered to widespread in the east where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south - westerly along the west coast, otherwise south - easterly, reaching strong. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

DISASTER OBSERVATION: WESTERN CAPE:

Nil

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