Saws warns of hotter and drier spring/summer amid strongest El Niño in living memory
The South African Weather Service (Saws) warns of below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures from October through January 2027 as the strongest El Niño in living memory brews.
However, the weather service said a very strong El Niño event of 1997-98 was associated with slightly above-normal rainfall over parts of South Africa’s summer rainfall region.“The latest seasonal forecast of the South African Weather Service for the October to December 2026 period indicates that below-normal rainfall is the most likely outcome over most of South Africa.
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