SA Weather Service issues heavy rain warning
An extreme weather warning has been issued for this evening, Monday, 18 December by the South African Weather Service.
A severe weather watch issued by South African Weather Service has now been upgraded to a severe weather warning for today, Monday, 18 December for KwaZulu-Natal.
The severe weather warning warns of possible heavy rains between 1pm and 9pm which could lead to localised flooding.
“Heavy rains which may lead to localised flooding is expected over parts of uMgungundlovu, Harry Gwala and Ugu and eThekwini today,” said the SA Weather Service.
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Though the week will start with heavy rain, it is predicted to end on a somewhat sunnier note. Check out Durban’s weather for the rest of this week, supplied by Accuweather:
Monday: Humid with considerable clouds; showers late this morning followed by a heavy shower this afternoon
26°/19°
RealFeel® 32°
Precipitation 72%
Winds from the E 9 km/h
Gusts: 20 km/h
Max UV Index: 5 (Moderate)
Thunderstorms: 29%
Precipitation: 7 mm
Rain: 7 mm
Snow: 0 CM
Ice: 0 mm
Hours of Precipitation: 4 hrs
Hours of Rain: 4 hrs
Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness with rain; cooler
22°/18°
RealFeel® 22°
Precipitation 57%
Winds from the S 13 km/h
Gusts: 20 km/h
Max UV Index: 3 (Moderate)
Thunderstorms: 0%
Precipitation: 2 mm
Rain: 2 mm
Snow: 0 CM
Ice: 0 mm
Hours of Precipitation: 1.5 hrs
Hours of Rain: 1.5 hrs
Wednesday: Mostly sunny
25°/20°
RealFeel® 30°
Precipitation 25%
Winds from the SE 7 km/h
Gusts: 15 km/h
Max UV Index: 12 (Extreme)
Thunderstorms: 24%
Precipitation: 0 mm
Rain: 0 mm
Snow: 0 CM
Ice: 0 mm
Hours of Precipitation: 0 hrs
Hours of Rain: 0 hrs
Thursday: Pleasant with times of clouds and sun
26°/22°
RealFeel® 31°
Precipitation 7%
Winds from the NE 15 km/h
Gusts: 22 km/h
Max UV Index: 12 (Extreme)
Thunderstorms: 24%
Precipitation: 0 mm
Rain: 0 mm
Snow: 0 CM
Ice: 0 mm
Hours of Precipitation: 0 hrs
Hours of Rain: 0 hrs
Friday: Cloudy with a little rain
27°/21°
RealFeel® 31°
Precipitation 75%
Winds from the
N 9 km/h
Gusts: 17 km/h
Max UV Index: 4 (Moderate)
Thunderstorms: 24%
Precipitation: 8 mm
Rain: 8 mm
Snow: 0 CM
Ice: 0 mm
Hours of Precipitation: 3.5 hrs
Hours of Rain: 3.5 hrs
Thought to ponder on this week:
Your past mistakes guide you, not define you.
– Anonymous
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