Northern KwaZulu-Natal is in for a wet summer, with above-average rainfall expected for the duration.

This is according to the latest seasonal climate watch issued on Tuesday by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

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The wetter than average summer, going into late summer, is owing to the current neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) moving towards a weak La Niña event.

“There are still some predictions that maintain a neutral state, however, a La Niña state is more likely and gaining confidence as we near the summer season,” reads the SAWS reports.

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“The usual effect of La Niña on South Africa is for an increased likelihood to receive above-normal rainfall over the north-eastern parts of the country during summer.”

The report went on to say minimum summer temperatures are expected to be above-normal, with maximum temperatures forecast to be a mixture of above- and below-normal throughout South Africa.

“The spurious below-normal expectation of maximum temperatures is indicative of prolonged cloud cover over most parts of the summer rainfall areas and gives extra confidence in an above-normal summer rainfall season,” it concludes.

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