Higher than average rainfall is forecast this winter for the Western Cape and dam levels are higher than they were this time last year, the provincial minister of local government, environmental affairs and development planning, Anton Bredell, said this week
Bredell said: “The latest seasonal forecast for winter rainfall for the Western Cape has come back more optimistic than earlier forecasts.”
“The SA Weather Service is warning of heavy rainfall to be expected from Tuesday into Thursday across broad regions of the Western Cape including the West Coast, Cape winelands, the city of Cape Town and the Overberg,” said Bredell. The minister of agriculture Ivan Meyer has warned that recovery from the poor rainfall and drought would take years.
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