Tropical Storm Eloise, which developed in the north-eastern quadrant of Madagascar earlier this week, is expected to make landfall in Mozambique on Saturday, January 23.
This led to warnings of heavy rainfall for the northern parts of South Africa, including Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the following days.
‘The moderate tropical storm (MTS) is expected to be upgraded again to a Severe Tropical Storm (STS) during today and a fully-fledged TROPICAL CYCLONE with winds in excess of 118km/h this evening or very early tomorrow morning after which its expected to be upgraded to an INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE with wind speeds in excess of 166km/h tomorrow,’ said AfriWx Southern Africa Weather Maps, Rainfall & Storm Reports on Facebook.
Eloise has a current wind speed of 35 knots and has a maximum predicted wind speed of 95 knots for Saturday.
#weatherupdate on Cyclone “#Eloise“: EMC GFS data contains #weather of type “#Storm” with wind speeds of more than 100 km/h near #Quelimane (#Mozambique) for in 2 days morning given in local time. The wind speeds with 100 km/h are expected for 22.01.21 – 06:00 UTC. pic.twitter.com/Xy2FAQAZQg
— ASKMeteo (@ASKMeteo) January 21, 2021
National News | Tropical Cyclone Eloise set to intensify, warns SA Weather Service: https://t.co/aT4PvYenG2 pic.twitter.com/H48eVwthMN
— Springs Advertiser (@SpringsNews) January 21, 2021
Picture: Google Earth
