Heavy rain expected over southern KZN
The SA Weather Service says heavy rainfall is expected in KZN from today and for much of the week.
Forecaster, Aslam Sardiwalla says southern parts of the province will be the most affected.
"We will see - mainly - widespread showers over the southern half of the province or otherwise scattered showers. An alert is out for most of the southern parts of the province for possible heavy falls of rain to occur over a 24-hour period.
"By Tuesday and Wednesday - we are seeing quite a bit of rainfall forecast across the province, where mainly wet and cloudy conditions will persist. By Thursday, it will still be cloudy but only isolated thunderstorms are forecast with light and intermittent rain along the coast," he says.
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Sea Rescue authority, the NSRI says the new moon spring tide will begin peaking today. Spokesperson, Craig Lambinon says bathers and shoreline anglers are the most at risk.
There's expected to be stronger rip currents and higher high tides along the KZN coast.
Lambinon is reminding beachgoers to only swim within demarcated areas where lifeguards are on duty.