| Statement on hoax weather video doing the rounds |
11 April 2023 |
| Weather Forecast for the Easter long weekend |
5 April 2023 |
| SAWS commemorates World Meteorological Day 2023 following an eventful weather year in South Africa |
23 March 2023 |
| WEATHER BALLOONS OVER THE KAROO – MEASURING IMPORTANT POLLUTANTS AND GREENHOUSE IN THE ATMOSPHERE - A FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AFRICA |
9 March 2023 |
| Cut-off low pressure system to affect the Western Cape this Sunday, 5 March 2023 |
3 March 2023 |
| “Freddy” expected to re-intensify after making landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday while on course for southern Mozambique, and then north-eastern RSA |
22 February 2023 |
| Intense Tropical Cyclone “Freddy” nears Mauritius |
20 February 2023 |
| Heavy rain and flooding observed across eastern South Africa, with further rainfall anticipated for the northern and north-eastern provinces |
13 February 2023 |
| Cut-off low to bring widespread showers and flooding to central and eastern South Africa from Wednesday |
6 February 2023 |
| Severe Tropical Storm “Cheneso” still active in the Mozambique Channel |
27 January 2023 |
| Moderate Tropical Storm “Cheneso” emerges into the Mozambique Channel |
24 January 2023 |
| Severe Tropical Storm “Cheneso” approaching north-eastern Madagascar |
19 January 2023 |
| Thunderstorm activity expected over the eastern parts of the country for the Long Christmas Weekend |
23 December 2022 |
| Yet another cut-off low in the aftermath of record-breaking rainfall |
14 December 2022 |
| Wet weather is expected to persist in the coming days over most parts of the country, with further risk of flooding in places. |
9 December 2022 |
| Disruptive rainfall over central provinces; further localised flooding expected |
7 November 2022 |
| Further rainfall expected into early next week, more flooding possible in places |
4 November 2022 |
| Wet weather to persist in the days ahead |
1 November 2022 |
| Heatwave to persist in the days ahead |
4 October 2022 |
| Swellendam landspout 26 September 2022 |
3 October 2022 |
| Heavy rain for parts of Eastern Cape, as well as a spell of cold, rainy weather for KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga in the days ahead |
18 September 2022 |
| State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards Climate Action in Africa gains momentum, but more is needed |
8 September 2022 |
| Confirmation of Velddrif Waterspout: 13 August 2022 |
17 August 2022 |
| Cut-off low to bring cold and wet weather to the central interior and parts of the Cape provinces this week: 20 to 23 June 2022 |
18 June 2022 |
| Series of cold fronts headed for South Africa |
9 June 2022 |
| Cut-off low to bring cold and wet weather to large parts of South Africa from Thursday into the weekend 19 to 21 May 2022 |
17 May 2022 |
| Easter Weekend weather outlook |
13 April 2022 |
| Extreme rainfall and widespread flooding overnight: KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Eastern Cape |
12 April 2022 |
| Flooding expected in parts of South Africa this weekend (8-11 April 2022), accompanied by generally frigid conditions. |
7 April 2022 |
| World Meteorological Day 2022 Commemorations |
23 March 2022 |
| Update on Tropical Storm Gombe |
11 March 2022 |
| Tropical Storm Gombe heading to Mozambique Channel |
8 March 2022 |
| Update on Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai |
4 February 2022 |
| The latest regarding Tropical Cyclone “Batsirai” |
1 February 2022 |
| Update on Ex-Ana and introduction of tropical storm Batsirai |
28 January 2022 |
| An update on the observed summer rainfall to date and the expected rainfall for the remainder of the summer season |
28 January 2022 |
| Update on Tropical Storm Ana - 26 January 2022 |
26 January 2022 |
| New Record-Breaking Temperatures following the Heat Wave in the Western and Northern Cape |
25 January 2022 |
| MEDIA RELEASE: FIRST "NAMED" TROPICAL SYSTEM FOR THE 2021/2022 SEASON FOR THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN REGION |
24 January 2022 |
| Monitoring of Tropical Low Pressures in South-West Indian Ocean Basin |
20 January 2022 |
| LA NINA 2021/22 - OBSERVED RAINFALL TO DATE AND EXPECTED RAINFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER SEASON |
20 December 2021 |
| ANOTHER BOUT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH-FLOODING THIS WEEKEND: 4 to 5 DECEMBER 2021 |
3 December 2021 |
| CUT-OFF LOW BRINGING STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY |
25 November 2021 |
| HOSTING BY SOUTH AFRICA OF THE REGIONAL ASSOCIATION (RA) I SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING: 16 – 19 NOVEMBER 2021: CENTURION: SOUTH AFRICA |
15 November 2021 |
| POTENTIAL DESTRUCTIVE WINDS ON ELECTION DAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2021 |
30 October 2021 |
| MOSTLY SETTLED WEATHER FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS |
28 October 2021 |
| WEATHER HOAX: OLD WEATHER WARNING CIRCULATING ON WHATSAPP (14 October 2021) |
14 October 2021 |
| WINDY AND STORMY CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA THIS WEEK (29 September to 02 October 2021) |
28 September 2021 |
| SNOWY, COLD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF SA THIS WEEKEND (27 - 29 AUGUST 2021) |
26 August 2021 |
| INTENSE COLD FRONT TO BRING WINTERY WEATHER TO PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA FROM THURSDAY, 26 AUGUST 2021 |
24 August 2021 |
| TWO WINTER SYSTEMS AFFECTING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE DAYS TO COME 12 to 15 AUGUST 2021 |
11 August 2021 |
| THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS) CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AS A PUBLIC ENTITY! |
30 July 2021 |
| YET ANOTHER WEEK OF BITTERLY COLD WINTER WEATHER, WITH SNOWFALL FOR SOME PROVINCES |
19 July 2021 |
| WET, WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS FROM THIS MONDAY, 12 JULY 2021 |
11 July 2021 |
| SEVERAL COLD FRONTS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE CAPE PROVINCES THIS WEEK 28 JUNE TO 1 JULY 2021 |
26 June 2021 |
| Very rough seas and gale force winds expected for the Cape Provinces 25 - 26 June 2021 |
24 June 2021 |
| ISHAAM ABADER APPOINTED CEO OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE FROM 1 APRIL 2021 |
1 June 2021 |
| Wet and very cold week ahead for South Africa |
31 May 2021 |
| Cold snap over the country this weekend 20 - 23 May 2021 |
18 May 2021 |
| CUT-OFF LOW TO CAUSE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAPE |
4 May 2021 |
| CALL FOR THE NOMINATIONS OF SUITABLE PERSONS TO BE APPOINTED AS BOARD MEMBERS AS PER GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 44490 |
26 April 2021 |
| Government Gazette 44490 |
26 April 2021 |
| World Meteorological Day 2021: Celebrating our connection to the ocean, our climate and weather |
17 March 2021 |
| A cold front brings unsettled weather conditions over the Western Cape Province: 09 to 10 March 2021 |
10 March 2021 |
| WELCOME TO MODERATE TROPICAL STORM “GUAMBE” |
17 February 2021 |
| FURTHER RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR AREAS RECENTLY DEVASTATED BY FLOODS |
11 February 2021 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE LAUNCHES THE REGIONAL WMO INTEGRTED GLOBAL
OBSERVING SYSTEM CENTRE (RWC-SA) ON 9 FEBRUARY 2021 |
8 February 2021 |
| LIMPOPO AND MPUMALANGA IN FOR MORE RAINFALL |
30 January 2021 |
| DISRUPTIVE RAINFALL OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR |
26 January 2021 |
| WEEKEND UPDATE REGARDING SEVERE TROPICAL STORM “ELOISE” |
22 January 2021 |
| UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM “ELOISE” |
20 January 2021 |
| FIRST UPDATE REGARDING TROPICAL STORM “ELOISE” |
18 January 2021 |
| RAINFALL OVER SA AS WE ENTER INTO 2021 |
28 December 2020 |
| A DUBLIN IN IRELAND RECRUITMENT SITE MISLEADING AND SCAMMING UNSUSPECTING JOB
SEEKERS |
25 November 2020 |
| MULTICELL CLUSTER STORM CAUSES HAVOC IN MTHATHA ON 17 NOVEMBER 2020
|
19 November 2020 |
| A SPELL OF STORMY WEATHER LIES AHEAD |
3 November 2020 |
| YELLOW WARNING (L2) FOR RAIN LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAY |
30 October 2020 |
| IMPACT-BASED SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM INTRODUCED TO SOUTH AFRICA |
14 October 2020 |
| WIDESPREAD SPRING RAIN AND STORMS IN THE DAYS AHEAD |
30 September 2020 |
| WINDY AND CHILLY CONDITIONS AS WE ENTER SPRING SEASON |
1 September 2020 |
| TYPICAL LATE WINTER WEATHER AS WE MOVE INTO LOCK DOWN LEVEL 2 |
17 August 2020 |
| INTENSE COLD FRONT EXPECTED IN THE CAPE PROVINCES ON MONDAY, 13 JULY 2020 |
13 July 2020 |
| A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS HEADED FOR THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA. |
25 June 2020 |
| COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH AFRICA (16 -18 JUNE 2020) |
15 June 2020 |
| INTENSE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO HIT SOUTH AFRICA |
8 June 2020 |
| SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMING WINTER WITH SNOW FROM MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020 |
22 May 2020 |
| STORMY AND COLD WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH AFRICA (27-29 APRIL 2020) |
27 April 2020 |
| STORMY AND COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED TO SET IN OVER SOUTH AFRICA, 14-15 APRIL 2020 |
13 April 2020 |
| TAAIBOSCHSPRUIT FARM (PANBULT) TORNADO: MPUMALANGA |
6 January 2020 |
| MEDIA RELEASE: CAUTION ADVISED AROUND THE COASTLINE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY SPRING TIDES |
23 December 2019 |
| CAUTION ADVISED AROUND THE COASTLINE IN THE FACE OF LARGE SWELL AND STRONG WINDS : 18 – 23 DECEMBER 2019 |
17 December 2019 |
| CAUTION ADVISED AROUND THE COASTLINE DURING WEEK OF SPRING TIDES |
9 December 2019 |
| HEAVY DOWNPOURS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2019 |
3 December 2019 |
| VIOOLSDRIF TEMPERATURE ON 28 NOVEMBER 2019 |
2 December 2019 |
| DAMAGE FROM A MICROBURST IN EASTERN CAPE: 29 NOVEMBER 2019 |
2 December 2019 |
| TORNADO IN UTRECHT IN KWAZULU-NATAL AND OTHER SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY EVENING (22 NOVEMBER
2019)
|
23 November 2019 |
| GUSTNADOES OBSERVED NEAR BAPSFONTEIN IN GAUTENG ON 20 NOVEMBER 2019 |
21 November 2019 |
| MEDIA RELEASE: TORNADO OVER NEW HANOVER: KWAZULU NATAL |
13 November 2019 |
| FIRST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL FLOODING IN PLACES |
12 November 2019 |
| SEASONAL FORECAST FOR SUMMER 2019/20 AND THE CURRENT STATE OF
DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA |
4 November 2019 |
| TYPICAL WINTER DAYS FOR THE SOUTH-WESTERN PARTS, BUT PERSISTENT HEAT
WAVE CONDITIONS OVER NORTH-EASTERN SOUTH AFRICA
|
24 October 2019 |
| COLD, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE CAPE, WHILE WARMER TEMPERATURES WELCOMED IN THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA |
27 September 2019 |
| ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA |
4 September 2019 |
| SPRING WEEKEND WEATHER |
30 August 2019 |
| LAUNCH OF THE SKUKUZA RADAR: 14 AUGUST 2019 |
14 August 2019 |
| A COLD, WET AND WINDY START TO THE WEEK |
22 July 2019 |
| WINDY, WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, 30 JUNE AND 1 JULY 2019 |
28 June 2019 |
| INTENSE COLD FRONT TO REACH WESTERN CAPE ON FRIDAY 21ST OF JUNE 2019 |
19 June 2019 |
| EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 8 MAY 2019: SOUTH AFRICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS DAY |
6 May 2019 |
| WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH-EASTERN SOUTH AFRICA 21-22 APRIL 2019 AND CAUTION TO THE EASTER WEEKEND TRAFFIC |
20 April 2019 |
| TROPICAL CYCLONE KENNETH |
24 April 2019 |
| MORE RAIN EXPECTED AS LEARNERS’ HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL POST LONG WEEKEND |
22 April 2019 |
| LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OVER WESTERN FREE STATE: 16 AND 17 APRIL 2019 |
16 April 2019 |
| STORMY WEATHER TO BE EXPECTED OVERPARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA |
7 March 2019 |
| STORMY WEATHER TO BE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA ON VOTER REGISTRATION WEEKEND : 25 - 27 JANUARY 2019 |
24 January 2019 |
| COLD FRONT EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA BETWEEN 1 – 3 JULY 2018 |
28 June 2018 |
| RAIN, SNOW, WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 9 TO 10 AUGUST 2018 |
9 August 2018 |
| SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR CAPE PROVINCES, 5 TO 7 SEPTEMBER 2018 |
5 September 2018 |
| THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE SENDS ITS CONDOLENCES TO THE MOLEWA FAMILY AND THE NATION |
26 September 2018 |
| COLD WEATHER EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA , 2 TO 4 OCTOBER 2018 |
2 October 2018 |
| STORMY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA: 12 AND 13 OCTOBER 2018 |
12 October 2018 |
| STORMY WEATHER AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA , 31 OCTOBER AND 01 NOVEMBER 2018 |
31 October 2018 |
| HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA 08 AND 09 DECEMBER 2018 |
7 December 2018 |
| WET AND COLD WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, 14 TO 15 JUNE 2018 |
12 June 2018 |
| WET AND COLD WEATHER EXPECTED TO SET IN OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, 14 TO 16 MAY 2018 |
11 May 2018 |
| WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY CELEBRATED ON 23 MARCH 2018 – SAWS LAUNCHES EXCITING UPGRADED WEATHERSMART APP |
23 March 2018 |
| SEVERE TROPICAL STORM “ELIAKIM” LASHES MADAGASCAR; HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING EXPECTED. WELCOME RAIN EXPECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA THIS WEEKEND DUE TO A COLD FRONT |
16 March 2018 |
| UPDATE: RAIN THIS WEEKEND; HEAVY IN SOME AREAS |
23 February 2018 |
| WIDESPREAD RAIN THIS WEEKEND: 23 – 25 FEBRUARY 2018 |
21 February 2018 |
| BACKGROUND BRIEFING NOTE |
26 January 2018 |
| SEASONAL FORECASTS UNDER THE CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE |
26 January 2018 |
| RAINY WEATHER EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY: 04-06 DECEMBER 2017 |
4 December 2017 |
| UNSEASONAL COLD WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE COUNTRY: 14 - 16 NOVEMBER 2017 |
13 November 2017 |
| STORMY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA |
26 October 2017 |
| THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE’S RESPONSE TO THE TWO SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS IN GAUTENG AND KZN IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2017: MR JERRY LENGOASA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
12 October 2017 |
| MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE AND THE CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING |
10 October 2017 |
| SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WREAK HAVOC IN GAUTENG ON 9 OCTOBER 2017; FURTHER WARNINGS FOR KWAZULU NATAL AND EASTERN CAPE ON 10 OCTOBER 2017 |
10 October 2017 |
| STORMY WEATHER EXPECTED OVER SOUTH AFRICA: 4-7 OCTOBER 2017 |
4 October 2017 |
| ALLEGATIONS OF MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE |
7 September 2017 |
| SOUTH AFRICA SHIVERS IN THE GRIP OF ICY WEATHER |
17 August 2017 |
| COLD SNAP TO HIT SOUTH AFRICA THIS WEEK: 16 AUGUST 2017 ONWARDS |
15 August 2017 |
| INTENSE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTH AFRICA: 15 – 17 JULY 2017 |
13 July 2017 |
| COLD FRONT EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND: 10 JUNE 2017 |
9 June 2017 |
