UPDATE: More wet weather expected in KZN as ‘ex-Dineo’ moves along

Ex-Dineo (meaning that the formerly marine storm system is now located over land) is moving progressively inland, and is now classified as a tropical depression.

According to the South African Weather Services, the central core of the system is close to Chigubo and the Banhine National Park in southern Mozambique at the current time, although the vortex of ex-Dineo is becoming more indistinct as the system weakens.

Notwithstanding this weakening trend, the system will still pose a great risk for the next 36 to 48 hours, particularly in terms of further exceptionally heavy rainfall and flooding.

While the greatest threat today will no doubt be over the entire southern Mozambican region, from Beira southwards, there is also an increasing risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms over the lowveld and escarpment regions of Mpumalanga and Limpopo today. Especially towards evening and overnight, when very heavy rain, of the order of 100 to 200mm can be expected over the eastern half of Limpopo province, continuing into tomorrow, Friday.

In the latter half of Friday, patches of heavy rain may also occur over the western parts of Limpopo province as well as northern Botswana, as the remnants of the low track progressively further westwards over the African subcontinent.

By Saturday, patches of heavy rain could even persist over the northern parts of Namibia and Botswana respectively.

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