WHILE there was not as much rain in the Zululand region as was expected, heavy winds in the Hluhluwe area wreaked havoc.
Roof sheeting of the under construction disaster management building near the Hluhluwe air strip was blown off.
A number of houses, schools and churches were also affected by the heavy winds.
Over the rest of the region good rains have continued to fall during Sunday evening.
Rainfall statistics show the average rainfall from 1 June last year up 9 March for Zululand is 503mm compared to the long-term mean for this period of 727mm (31% less rainfall than the average).
Overcast and humid conditions were experienced over most of the region on Saturday and Sunday.
Heavy rains again started falling during Sunday night.
Good rains fell in Pongola (22.9mm), Makhathini Flats (12.1mm) St Lucia (9.5mm) and Mtubatuba (9.4mm).
Empangeni recorded a lower 7.6mm, Gingindlovu only 1.8mm and Entumeni 8.4mm.
Woodgarth outside eShowe had 12.2mm, but in the town itself 55mm was measured.
Clear weather is forecast over the next few days, but more rain is expected this weekend.
Moderate rain of around 3mm is expected to fall on Wednesday in the Rchards Bay area, with clear skies on Thursday and Friday and another 3mm falling on Saturday.
No rain is forecast for the week in the Hluhluwe region, while Ulundi and eShowe’s weather pattern is expected to be the same as Richards Bay.
Bad news for the cricket fans is that more rain is expected on Wednesday starting at 11am and getting harder towards evening.
