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2010
 

Friday, 29 January 2010

Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) in Antarctic Waters during the Summer Season 2009-10

 
 
 

Friday, 15 January 2010

South Africas Polar Relief Vessel and the Descendants of Iceberg B15

 
 
2009
 

Thursday, 24 December 2009

SA Agulhas  SANAE relief voyage 2009/ 10

 
 
 

Wednesday, 23 December 2009

Weather for the Festive Season

 
 
 

Friday, 11 December 2009

Summer Snow In South Africa: Issue of Informal Observations

 
 
 

Monday, 30 November 2009

Large Iceberg grounded east of SA Agulhas offloading zone for SANAE IV

 
 
 

Friday, 20 November 2009

Flood and Wind Damage - the Cut-off Low Moves North

 
 
 

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Very cold conditions over parts of South Africa to persist until Saturday.

 
 
 

Friday, 13 November 2009

Onset of very cold conditions over parts of the country in the next few days.

 
 
 

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Drifting Weather Buoy 14550  Mozambique Channel into Agulhas Current

 
 
 

Monday, 26 October 2009

Several warnings issues by South African Weather Service

 
 
 

Monday, 12 October 2009

Win some  Lose some : Ice trends in and around Antarctica

 
 
 

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Global Energy Propagation following a major Earthquake and Tsunami

 
 
 

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Iceberg C19C and the SANAE Coastal Supply Depot

 
 
 

Monday, 28 September 2009

World Maritime Day

 
 
 

Friday, 11 September 2009

Table Bay as a lee shore. The grounding of the bulker Seli 1 and other, similar incidents

 
 
 

Friday, 4 September 2009

Drifting Weather Buoys two current examples of their Resilience and their value to Metocean Analysis and Prediction (4-9-09)

 
 
 

Monday, 31 August 2009

Yet another Cut-off Low : Durbans shipping traffic and other issues

 
 
 

Monday, 17 August 2009

Do not celebrate spring yet, here comes another strong cold frontal system

 
 
 

Wednesday, 22 July 2009

More winter weather ahead for the remainder of the week.

 
 
 

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Another episode of cold frontal weather in the week ahead

 
 
 

Monday, 22 June 2009

Widespread Extreme Weather over South Africa this week!

 
 
 

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Very cold, wet and windy conditions heading towards the Cape

 
 
 

Thursday, 11 June 2009

Wow its cold in Gauteng

 
 
 

Friday, 5 June 2009

Winter rain over the summer rainfall regions

 
 
 

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Bring out your winter woolies for the Super 14 Final!

 
 
 

Friday, 15 May 2009

Gale force winds in the Western Cape

 
 
 

Friday, 17 April 2009

Sea ice feeling its way northward. Glacial ice vs sea ice vs Navigation

 
 
 

Thursday, 26 March 2009

IZILDA in the Mozambique Channel

 
 
 

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Possible Tropical Cyclone Developing in Mozambique Channel

 
 
 

Monday, 23 March 2009

World Meteorological Day 2009

 
 
 

Friday, 13 March 2009

Heavy SEly swell on South Africas East Coast

 
 
 

Monday, 2 March 2009

SA Agulhas headed for home in heavy seas. Meanwhile back at the ice shelf ..

 
 
 

Friday, 13 February 2009

Satellites Collide. Comms Satellites to be fitted with Earth Observation Sensors. Iridium Flares.

 
 
 

Monday, 9 February 2009

The South African Polar Relief Vessel SA Agulhas, Trolltunga Ice Tongue, Blowing Snow and Bouys

 
 
2008
 

Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Heavy swell awaiting the SA Agulhas, but much reduced pack ice.

 
 
 

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Two severe December storms : Heavy seas take their toll. Christmas swell for Capetonians

 
 
 

Friday, 5 December 2008

Vendee Yachts about to pass south of Cape Town

 
 
 

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Round-the-World Yacht Races 2008/ 9

 
 
 

Monday, 17 November 2008

Weather Systems And Enhanced Wave Conditions In False Bay

 
 
 

Friday, 31 October 2008

Volvo Round-the-Globe Ocean Race. Yachts approaching Cape Town

 
 
 

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Is this the start of the rainy season for Gauteng?

 
 
 

Friday, 19 September 2008

Heavy Rain

 
 
 

Friday, 12 September 2008

Coastal Lows

 
 
 

Monday, 8 September 2008

Extreme Wave Event

 
 
 

Friday, 29 August 2008

Cape West Coast Tsunami

 
 
 

Monday, 4 August 2008

The Life and Times of Iceberg

 
 
 

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Wave-generating Conditions for the 2008 Red Bull Big Wave Africa Surfing Competition

 
 
 

Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Ship track clouds

 
 
 

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Heavy Falls along the Kwazulu-Natal Coast

 
 
 

Friday, 13 June 2008

Oil - Deeper Waters. The Arctic Ocean.

 
 
 

Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Ironman event Sunday 13 April 2008

 
 
 

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Lowest Maximum Temperature Records

 
 
 

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Two Ocean Marathon

 
 
 

Monday, 17 March 2008

Cold and wet conditions over Gauteng, North-West and Mpumalanga

 
 
 

Friday, 14 March 2008

Measuring Tropical Cyclone TC Jokwe

 
 
 

Monday, 10 March 2008

Tropical Cyclone 'Jokwe'

 
 
 

Thursday, 6 March 2008

The annual relief cruise of the SA Agulhas

 
 
 

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Argus Cycle Tour Map

 
 
 

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Looking at the tropical cyclone season 2007-2008 to date

 
 
2007
 

Friday, 21 December 2007

Weather Outlook for Christmas

 
 
 

Thursday, 25 October 2007

TerraSAR-X

 
 
 

Thursday, 20 September 2007

Serious Beach Erosion continuing along the KwaZulu-Natal Coast

 
 
 

Friday, 29 June 2007

COLD WEATHER SET TO CONTINUE OVER THE CAPE

 
 
 

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Gauteng Snow

 
 
 

Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Sea Level Pressure Analysis and Satellite-derived Ocean Surface Wind Fields

 
 
 

Tuesday, 22 May 2007

The country caught in an icy grip

 
 
 

Wednesday, 16 May 2007

Rain and Cold Conditions this coming Weekend!

 
 
 

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Extensive Flooding and Damage to Coastal Infrastructure along the KwaZulu-Natal Coast

 
 
 

Monday, 12 March 2007

The Legacy of Tropical Cyclone Gamede

 
 
 

Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Severe Storm lashes Klerksdorp 4th March 2007

 
 
 

Thursday, 1 March 2007

Should we be worrying about Gamede?

 
 
 

Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Tropical Cyclone Favio

 
 
 

Monday, 19 February 2007

Icebergs passing north of SANAE IV along the coast of Dronning Maud Land

 
 
 

Monday, 5 February 2007

Synthetic Aperture Radar and the Mariner

 
 
2006
 

Wednesday, 20 December 2006

Weather for Christmas long weekend

 
 
 

Wednesday, 13 December 2006

Severe Storm at Klerksdorp in South Africa

 
 
 

Friday, 29 September 2006

From Marine Weather Forecasting to Operational Ocean Prediction

 
 
 

Monday, 21 August 2006

SA Aghulas experiences Wind Gusts of over 100 kts

 
 
 

Monday, 5 June 2006

Below zero minimum temperatures expected!

 
 
 

Tuesday, 2 May 2006

Cold to very cold over long weekend

 
 
 

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

Shifting the blame

 
 
 

Friday, 10 February 2006

The 2005/06 summer season: Forecasts from September to January

 
 
 

Friday, 3 February 2006

Tropical Cyclone Boloetse now moving away from the Mozambican Coast

 
 
 

Thursday, 2 February 2006

Guidance Products for Vessels Sailing in Antarctic Waters

 
 
 

Wednesday, 18 January 2006

Lightning Ground Stroke Density for December 2005

 
 
 

Friday, 13 January 2006

The South African Weather Service Lightning Detection Network

 
 
 

Tuesday, 10 January 2006

International Support for the SA Agulhas mission in Antarctica

 
 
2005
 

Friday, 30 December 2005

Rough Summer Seas on the East Coast of South Africa

 
 
 

Wednesday, 7 December 2005

Pack ice waiting for the SA Agulhas

 
 
 

Thursday, 1 December 2005

Do we expect more rain towards Christmas?

 
 
 

Friday, 25 November 2005

Forecasting for the SA Agulhas - 2005/6 relief voyage to Antarctica

 
 
 

Friday, 18 November 2005

Forecasting for Ocean Racing - Volvo yachts heading for Cape Town

 
 
 

Thursday, 10 November 2005

World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Nowcasting Training Workshop 2005

 
 
 

Thursday, 10 November 2005

"Rainbow" around the sun

 
 
 

Wednesday, 9 November 2005

Forecasting for the Marine Diamond Industry

 
 
 

Monday, 7 November 2005

Invitation to present a poster at the International Conference on Meteorological Extremes(CAMEX): 9-10 May 2006

 
 
 

Friday, 4 November 2005

Gauteng experiences hot day in November while Eastern Cape is Ravaged by fire.

 
 
 

Monday, 24 October 2005

Hurricane Wilma and related issues

 
 
 

Friday, 21 October 2005

Ship-wave, cloud patterns and Vortex Streets downwind of the Crozet Islands

 
 
 

Tuesday, 11 October 2005

International Conference on the Application of Meteorological Extremes (CAMEX)

 
 
 

Thursday, 29 September 2005

Hurricane Rita and the Buoys

 
 
 

Wednesday, 21 September 2005

Severe storms and a tornado in the Free State on 7 September 2005

 
 
 

Wednesday, 31 August 2005

Extreme Wave Conditions spread along the South African coast

 
 
 

Monday, 29 August 2005

Was that the most severe cold front this winter?

 
 
 

Friday, 26 August 2005

New look to Drought Monitoring

 
 
 

Thursday, 25 August 2005

Will this be the coldest spell of the winter?

 
 
 

Monday, 1 August 2005

Is Mars going to be Spectacular or perhaps a second moon in August?

 
 
 

Friday, 22 July 2005

Gale force winds, heavy seas - and the need for offshore observations

 
 
 

Monday, 18 July 2005

Intense Winter Thunderstorms on the Cape South Coast

 
 
 

Thursday, 30 June 2005

Coldest Place in South Africa

 
 
 

Friday, 24 June 2005

Snowfall over the Eastern Drakensberg on 22 June 2005

 
 
 

Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Weather Conditions for the Salvage of the "Kiperousa"

 
 
 

Monday, 13 June 2005

Is June 2005 unusually warm?

 
 
 

Wednesday, 25 May 2005

MODIS - 250 m Resolution Imagery from Terra and Aqua Satellites

 
 
 

Monday, 16 May 2005

Looking back on what the weather brought us over the weekend 13th to 15th May 2005)!

 
 
 

Wednesday, 11 May 2005

Heavy swell at the time of the sinking of the fishing vessel 'Lindsay': 8 May 2005 - Eastern Agulhas Bank

 
 
 

Monday, 9 May 2005

Snow, very cold and windy conditions this coming week-end!

 
 
 

Monday, 25 April 2005

Evening hail over the Gauteng on the 24th of April 2005

 
 
 

Monday, 18 April 2005

The first severe cold front of 2005 heading for the Western Cape

 
 
 

Thursday, 7 April 2005

Special Advisory for the Western Cape

 
 
 

Wednesday, 23 March 2005

Special Weather Forecast for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, 26 March 2005

 
 
 

Wednesday, 23 March 2005

Outlook for the Easter Weekend: Friday 25th to Monday 28th March 2005

 
 
 

Tuesday, 8 March 2005

Special Forecast for the Argus Cycle Tour

 
 
 

Thursday, 20 January 2005

Update: Scattered to wide-spread showers expected to continue over most of the country with heavy falls in places.

 
 
 

Wednesday, 19 January 2005

Forecast for Duzi Marathon

 
 
 

Wednesday, 19 January 2005

Relief after dry conditions in the west while wide-spread showers will continue over most of the country.

 
 
 

Wednesday, 12 January 2005

Special Forecast for the Mandela funeral in Qunu

 
 
 

Friday, 7 January 2005

New Highest Maximum Temperature Records

 
 
 

Thursday, 6 January 2005

New Highest Minimum Temperature Record

 
 
2004
 

Friday, 24 December 2004

New Maximum 24 Hour Rainfall Record

 
 
 

Thursday, 23 December 2004

New Maximum 24 Hour Rainfall Records

 
 
 

Monday, 20 December 2004

Festive Weather Prospects

 
 
 

Monday, 13 December 2004

New Temperature Records

 
 
 

Monday, 13 December 2004

New Maximum Temperature Records

 
 
 

Friday, 10 December 2004

New Lowest Temperature Record

 
 
 

Tuesday, 7 December 2004

New Maximum 24 Hour Rainfall Records

 
 
 

Monday, 29 November 2004

New Highest Minimum Temperature Records for 27 and 28 November 2004

 
 
 

Wednesday, 24 November 2004

New Maximum 24hr Rainfall Record for Messina/Macuville

 
 
 

Monday, 22 November 2004

New Temperature Records

 
 
 

Friday, 19 November 2004

New Temperature Records

 
 
 

Wednesday, 17 November 2004

New Highest Minimum Temperature Records for 17 November 2004

 
 
 

Friday, 12 November 2004

Good rainfall on the Highveld, 11th November 2004

 
 
 

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

New Maximum 24hr Rainfall Record for Estcourt

 
 
 

Thursday, 28 October 2004

Extensive hail damage on the Highveld and surrounding areas 27 October 2004

 
 
 

Thursday, 21 October 2004

New Maximum 24hr Rainfall Records

 
 
 

Friday, 15 October 2004

Ice Ahead!

 
 
 

Wednesday, 15 September 2004

More snowfalls for September

 
 
 

Thursday, 12 August 2004

Very cold, windy and wet in the Cape this weekend while warm windy and dusty over the eastern parts

 
 
 

Wednesday, 21 July 2004

Snow! Cold conditions and heavy falls expected

 
 
 

Wednesday, 14 July 2004

Snow! Country wide cold weather

 
 
 

Tuesday, 6 July 2004

Was it Cold? What does the future bring weather wise?

 
 
 

Friday, 2 July 2004

Wrap up warmly, next week is going to be cold!

 
 
 

Thursday, 1 July 2004

Snow, rain and miserable weather

 
 
 

Friday, 25 June 2004

Another bout of very cold conditions for the weekend of the 26th-28th June 2004

 
 
 

Monday, 7 June 2004

More Chilly Conditions Over The Country This Week!

 
 
 

Saturday, 5 June 2004

Bitterly cold and wet conditions for the Western and Eastern Cape this weekend - 2nd Update

 
 
 

Friday, 4 June 2004

Bitterly cold and wet conditions for the Western and Eastern Cape this weekend - Update

 
 
 

Thursday, 3 June 2004

Bitterly cold and wet conditions for the Western and Eastern Cape this weekend

 
 
 

Tuesday, 18 May 2004

Moderate hail storm over Gauteng on the afternoon of the 17th May 2004

 
 
 

Thursday, 22 April 2004

Good Buoy! - The first of the 'winter' wave events

 
 
 

Monday, 26 January 2004

A week of Rain

 
 
 

Monday, 19 January 2004

Rain at last!

 
 
2003
 

Tuesday, 23 December 2003

Hot, dry spell -- (some) welcome relief!

 
 
 

Saturday, 22 November 2003

Record Rainfalls over the Northern KZN Coast

 
 
 

Wednesday, 22 October 2003

Winter made a re-appearance

 
 
 

Monday, 20 October 2003

First good rain of the summer associated with extremely cold conditions

 
 
 

Friday, 22 August 2003

Snow cover ex NOAA - over the South-Western Cape

 
 
 

Thursday, 21 August 2003

Freezing minimum temperatures recorded over the country on 21 August 2003

 
 
 

Wednesday, 20 August 2003

Storm force winds, heavy seas batter the Western Cape Coast

 
 
 

Wednesday, 20 August 2003

The wonders of weather: 18, 19 and 20 August 2003

 
 
 

Monday, 18 August 2003

Severe frontal weather in Western Cape 18th to 19th August 2003

 
 
 

Monday, 11 August 2003

Drought conditions in Cape Town Area

 
 
 

Friday, 23 May 2003

Bitterly cold and windy conditions expected over the Eastern Cape - setting in Sunday night

 
 
 

Tuesday, 25 March 2003

First snow of the season as severe storms hit the Western and Eastern Cape on 23, 24 and 25 March 2003

 
 
 

Tuesday, 25 March 2003

Record rainfall over parts of the South Coast and adjacent interior

 
 
 

Monday, 24 March 2003

Record minimum temperatures over the Eastern Cape

 
 
 

Friday, 14 March 2003

Tropical Cyclone 'Kalunde'(*) and drifting weather buoy 14538

 
 
 

Wednesday, 19 February 2003

Good prospect of widespread rain over most of the summer rainfall areas

 
 
 

Thursday, 13 February 2003

Tropical Cyclone Gerry bypasses Mauritius

 
 
 

Friday, 3 January 2003

'SA Agulhas' deploys drifting weather buoys

 
 
2002
 

Monday, 30 December 2002

'tis the Season for Hail!

 
 
 

Wednesday, 4 December 2002

Solar Eclipse: Mixed Blessings

 
 
 

Monday, 9 September 2002

Severe Thunderstorm outbreak of 9th September 2002

 
 
 

Thursday, 15 August 2002

Heavy falls of rain along the Cape South and South-East Coasts

 
 
 

Monday, 29 July 2002

Savage Winter Storm Lash the Peninsula

 
 
 

Monday, 29 July 2002

Veld Fires over the Eastern part of the country

 
 
 

Sunday, 28 July 2002

Heavy rain and gale force winds over the weatern areas of the Western Cape Province

 
 
 

Sunday, 21 July 2002

Heavy snow 15th to 21st July 2002

 
 
 

Wednesday, 10 July 2002

Strong winds over Port Elizabeth on 9 July 2002

 
 
 

Tuesday, 9 July 2002

Veld Fires in Ermelo/Bethal/Morgenzon Area

 
 
 

Tuesday, 2 July 2002

SA AGULHAS Rescue Mission to Antarctica - 02 July 2002

 
 
 

Friday, 28 June 2002

S A Agulhas Rescue Mission to Antarctica

 
 
 

Wednesday, 26 June 2002

S A Agulhas Rescue Mission to Antarctica

 
 
 

Friday, 21 June 2002

Solar Eclipse: 4 December 2002

 
 
 

Thursday, 20 June 2002

S A Agulhas Rescue Mission to Antarctica

 
 
 

Wednesday, 12 June 2002

Weather events for the period 12 to 17 June 2002

 
 
 

Friday, 31 May 2002

Snow and bitter cold - yet again!

 
 
 

Monday, 27 May 2002

Wind/wave damage along the SW Cape Coast: 24 to 25 May 2002

 
 
 

Friday, 24 May 2002

Weather variety during the week of 20 to 24 May 2002

 
 
 

Friday, 10 May 2002

Tropical Cyclone 'Kesiny'

 
 
 

Thursday, 9 May 2002

First significant snowfalls - and heavy seas - of the winter

 
 
 

Tuesday, 7 May 2002

Welcome First Winter Snow

 
 
 

Saturday, 9 March 2002

Severe Thunderstorms over Eastern Cape on Saturday, 9 March 2002

 
 
 

Thursday, 7 February 2002

Severe thunderstorms over southern Gauteng

 
 
 

Tuesday, 22 January 2002

Tropical Cyclone Dina

 
 
2001
 

Wednesday, 12 December 2001

Localised Flooding at Lydenberg on 11 December 2001

 
 
 

Friday, 9 November 2001

Re-start of the Volvo Ocean Race: Table Bay, Sunday 11 November 2001

 
 
 

Friday, 26 October 2001

Volvo Ocean Global Yacht Race - 1st Leg, Southampton to Cape Town

 
 
 

Wednesday, 12 September 2001

Snow, Cold and Heavy Rain Over KwaZulu-Natal

 
 
 

Wednesday, 5 September 2001

The Mother City's Wednesday Storms

 
 
 

Tuesday, 24 July 2001

A New Cold Front over South Africa: 21-23 July 2001

 
 
 

Saturday, 21 July 2001

Winter's Icy Grip

 
 
 

Tuesday, 10 July 2001

Cold, Wet, Snow and Windy Again (5 and 6 July 2001)

 
 
 

Thursday, 28 June 2001

Cold and Snow Over Southern South Africa: 28, 29 June 2001

 
 
 

Monday, 25 June 2001

Solar Eclipse of 21 June 2001: Radiation Data

 
 
 

Tuesday, 5 June 2001

A Warmer Than Usual May Over South Africa

 
 
 

Sunday, 6 May 2001

First Winter Cold 2001

 
 
 

Tuesday, 13 March 2001

Tropical Cyclone 'Dera'

 
 
2000
 

Tuesday, 21 November 2000

Record Rainfalls over the Northern KZN Coast - heavy rain on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastal belt

 
 
 

Sunday, 19 November 2000

Heavy Rain on the Northern KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt

 
 
 

Wednesday, 20 September 2000

Spring Rain, Winter Cold: September 2000

 
 
 

Wednesday, 19 July 2000

Veld Fires over KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Free State

 
 
 

Monday, 17 July 2000

Extreme Cold and Extensive Snowfalls 13-16 July 2000

 
 
 

Wednesday, 21 June 2000

Winter showers over the Central and North-eastern Regions 16 to 21 June 2000

 
 
 

Monday, 22 May 2000

Plumes of Cold Upwelled Water off the Cape South coast

 
 
 

Saturday, 26 February 2000

Tropical Cyclone Eline: February 2000

 
 
 

Wednesday, 16 February 2000

Heavy Rain and Floods over North-Eastern South Africa: 4 to 14 February 2000

 
 
 

 

 
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