Nobody Asked for a Bureau of Beautiful Statistics
Imagine checking the weather report and seeing there's a 70% chance of rain tomorrow. Instead of, I dunno, bringing an umbrella to work, you decide to fire the meteorologist because you wanted a beautiful, sunny day.
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News24
32 minutes ago
- News24
Wednesday's weather: Thunderstorms, rain, snow and hail as cold front sweeps across SA
Wet, cold, and windy conditions are forecast for most parts of the country, with hail and severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Snow is expected in parts of the Eastern Cape. Impact-based warnings - Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging waves leading to localised disruption to beachfront activities is expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay. - Yellow Level 1 warning: Severe thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail resulting in localised damage to infrastructure, formal and informal settlements, vehicles, and livestock as well as localised loss of agricultural production are expected over the Free State and eastern parts of the Northern Cape. Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 05 - 06 August 2025. Isolated to scattered rain & showers are expected over the south-western parts of the country, but expected to cover the eastern parts by tomorrow, 06 August 2025. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather — SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) August 5, 2025 In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation. SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low. Advisories Very cold conditions with light snowfall are expected in places over the northern high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape. The weather in your province Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. Pretoria: 7°C — 23°C Johannesburg: 6°C — 22°C Vereeniging: 3°C — 20°C Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north. It will be warm in the Lowveld. Mbombela: 8°C — 25°C Ermelo: 5°C — 20°C Emalahleni: 8°C — 21°C Standerton: 0°C — 20°C Skukuza: 4°C — 26°C Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the south by evening. Polokwane: 6°C — 24°C Phalaborwa: 9°C — 28°C Tzaneen: 7°C — 27°C Musina: 9°C — 31°C Lephalale: 7°C — 26°C Mokopane: 6°C — 25°C North West: Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. It will be cloudy in the south-west. Klerksdorp: 5°C — 15°C Potchefstroom: 4°C — 17°C Mahikeng: 5°C — 15°C Rustenburg: 5°C — 20°C Vryburg: 4°C — 12°C Free State: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. Bloemfontein: 6°C — 12°C Welkom: 7°C — 14°C Bethlehem: 3°C — 18°C Northern Cape: Partly cloudy, windy, and cold, but cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds: Light to moderate south-easterly. Upington: 4°C — 14°C Kimberley: 6°C — 12°C De Aar: 6°C — 12°C Alexander Bay: 9°C — 18°C Springbok: 3°C — 11°C Calvinia: 2°C — 12°C Sutherland: -2°C — 09°C Western Cape: Cloudy in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly. Cape Town: 11°C — 15°C Vredendal: 7°C — 17°C Riversdale: 9°C — 17°C George: 9°C — 15°C Worcester: 4°C — 16°C Beaufort West: 5°C — 13°C Oudtshoorn: 5°C — 16°C Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain, but isolated in the west. Coastal winds: moderate to fresh south-westerly. Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and very cold with scattered showers and rain. Light snowfall is likely over the northern high-lying areas. Coastal winds: moderate to fresh south-westerly. Gqeberha: 9°C — 15°C Makhanda: 6°C — 13°C Cradock: 3°C — 10°C Graaff-Reinet: 2°C — 10°C East London: 13°C — 16°C Port St Johns: 12°C — 16°C Mthatha: 7°C — 12°C Komani: 4°C — 10°C Qonce: 10°C — 14°C KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers in the south-west. Coastal winds: moderate northerly to north-westerly in the north, turning to moderate to fresh south-westerly elsewhere. Durban: 17°C — 20°C Richard's Bay: 17°C — 22°C Pietermaritzburg: 9°C — 16°C Ladysmith: 8°C — 20°C
CNN
an hour ago
- CNN
Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government Efficiency-related cuts and early retirement incentives. The new hiring number includes 126 new positions that were previously approved and will apply to 'front-line mission critical' personnel, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official told CNN. The NWS cuts have spurred concerns over how well-prepared the country is to withstand hurricane season, which is just starting to heat up in the Atlantic. The staff reductions also have been scrutinized in the wake of the deadly Texas floods in July, with vacancies at weather service forecast offices there. The cuts to probationary employees, as well as early retirement incentives, meant the nation's front-line weather forecasting agency's staffing levels fell by more than 550 people since the second Trump administration began, to below 4,000 total employees. CNN has reached out to NOAA for comment. Agency employees are greeting the news, unveiled at an all hands meeting on Monday, with guarded optimism and relief. Current employees have been working additional hours with additional responsibilities since the layoffs and retirements earlier this year, trying to maintain the 24/7 posture US extreme weather requires. The agency has also been functioning with less data from fewer, less frequent weather balloon launches. The announcement was also met with frustration over the people the agency lost in the failed attempt at government savings. 'How much time/money is it going to cost to train a bunch of new people when we had already-trained people in place?' asked another NOAA official, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. It is possible that some of the new hires will have been previously trained employees who were let go in the DOGE cuts. The first NOAA official said there is going to be a focus on hiring in a smart, 'asymmetric' way that is 'based on workload.' The NWS, aided by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, had been arguing for months for a public safety exemption from the federal hiring freeze. That exemption has been granted, and the agency now has direct hiring authority under the Office of Personnel Management, the official told CNN. Direct hiring authority, according to OPM's website, can be given to federal agencies 'for filling vacancies when a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates exists.' It can help speed up the hiring process, the NOAA official said.
CNN
an hour ago
- CNN
Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
Job market DOGE Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government Efficiency-related cuts and early retirement incentives. The new hiring number includes 126 new positions that were previously approved and will apply to 'front-line mission critical' personnel, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official told CNN. The NWS cuts have spurred concerns over how well-prepared the country is to withstand hurricane season, which is just starting to heat up in the Atlantic. The staff reductions also have been scrutinized in the wake of the deadly Texas floods in July, with vacancies at weather service forecast offices there. The cuts to probationary employees, as well as early retirement incentives, meant the nation's front-line weather forecasting agency's staffing levels fell by more than 550 people since the second Trump administration began, to below 4,000 total employees. CNN has reached out to NOAA for comment. Agency employees are greeting the news, unveiled at an all hands meeting on Monday, with guarded optimism and relief. Current employees have been working additional hours with additional responsibilities since the layoffs and retirements earlier this year, trying to maintain the 24/7 posture US extreme weather requires. The agency has also been functioning with less data from fewer, less frequent weather balloon launches. The announcement was also met with frustration over the people the agency lost in the failed attempt at government savings. 'How much time/money is it going to cost to train a bunch of new people when we had already-trained people in place?' asked another NOAA official, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. It is possible that some of the new hires will have been previously trained employees who were let go in the DOGE cuts. The first NOAA official said there is going to be a focus on hiring in a smart, 'asymmetric' way that is 'based on workload.' The NWS, aided by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, had been arguing for months for a public safety exemption from the federal hiring freeze. That exemption has been granted, and the agency now has direct hiring authority under the Office of Personnel Management, the official told CNN. Direct hiring authority, according to OPM's website, can be given to federal agencies 'for filling vacancies when a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates exists.' It can help speed up the hiring process, the NOAA official said.
