EASTERN CAPE - SA WEATHER SERVICE RELEASES ALERT OF HEAVY RAIN & LOCALISED FLOODING ACROSS PROVINCE

Gale force winds of up to 62 km/h are expected between Plettenberg Bay and East London on Sunday and heavy rain leading to localised flooding is expected between Plettenberg Bay and Cape St. Francis, the South African Weather Service says.

The storm that wreaked havoc over the Cape Town Metropole, the Boland and Winelands has moved on and the rest of the country can expect a cold but calm day.

The western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cold with isolated morning showers and rain, but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be Moderate westerly west of Oyster Bay, otherwise strong to gale force southwesterly moderating from the west.

The eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine in the east at first, otherwise cloudy and cold with isolated showers in the southwest.The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong westerly, reaching near gale to gale force, moderating overnight.

The Buffalo City Metro Municipality in East London in the Eastern Cape has again warned residents about high winds, as a cold front sweeps over the province.

The Municipality says the Weather Service has warned about strong winds on Sunday.

The winds are estimated to exceed speeds of 80 kilometres per hour.

The municipality’s spokesperson Samkelo Ngwenya says residents are welcome to phone their call centre at 0430508653 through the weekend.

Ngwenya says they stand ready to deal with any eventuality.

“Our disaster management, as well as emergency personnel officers, are on standby and we are also warning residents to also take caution in terms of their travel as they’re going about their businesses… they can contact our call centre at all times as we will be on operation throughout the weekend in case the weather predictions do come through.”

via - NEWS24 / SABC