Important Issues

Uncertainty about rainfall for rest of the summer season remains high.
Early frost poses a risk to the maize crop, especially in the northwest Free State.

A sharp improvement for rainfall conditions for most of the Summer Rainfall Areas for weeks to come. It also will lower the frost risk but increase the risk for insufficient growth related temperatures to complete development cycle of late planted summer crops.

Drier conditions are likely to remain over the central to western Summer Rainfall Areas for the pre-winter period. Rainfall and production conditions are weaker than expected and it may be attributed to the redevelopment of El Nino that is currently taking place.

1. Current conditions
The best rainfall of the season occurred in many areas in the last week of April 2019. Flooding occurred in areas like KZN, Eastern Cape, parts of the Free State and smaller areas in Gauteng and Northwest Province.

El Nino is still present but may change to neutral in coming winter months and summer of 2019/20. Probable late start to summer rain again. More favourable for Winter Rainfall Regions in next months.

Santam Weather South Africa- 

Important Issues- South African Weather- Santam Agriculture

In his latest newsletter on climate and agricultural conditions, Johan van den Berg of Santam Agriculture says very dry conditions are currently dominating most of the country.

Important Issues- Weather- Santam Climate Report.

Sponsored by Santam Agriculture -Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist (M.Sc Agric, Agricultural meteorology, UFS)

Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist -(M.Sc Agric, Agricultural meteorology, UFS)

Die eerste betekenisvolle somerreënval het in die eerste week van Oktober voorgekom, met Vrede in die Vrystaat wat bykans 40mm gemeet het, Warden meer as 30mm en Bothaville ongeveer 20mm.

Met ál hoër insetkoste raak beplanning voor elke seisoen uiters belangrik.

Sponsored by Santam Agriculture -Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist (M.Sc Agric, Agricultural meteorology, UFS)

Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist -(M.Sc Agric, Agricultural meteorology, UFS)

Climate and Agricultural Conditions- South Africa- March 2021 .

Danksy goeie reënval is die droogte in groot dele van Suid-Afrika gebreek.

Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist (M.Sc Agric, Agricultural Meteorology, UFS) -Important Issues:

Johan van den Berg -Independent Agricultural Meteorologist -(M.Sc Agric, Agricultural Meteorology, UFS)

Johan van den Berg Independent Agricultural Meteorologist (M.Sc Agric, Agricultural Meteorology, UFS)