WARNING | Rain, snow for KZN, Free State and Eastern Cape this week
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31 May 2021, 23:40 GMT+10
A week of very cold temperatures are expected across the majority of South Africa from Monday, lasting well into the coming weekend. The cold temperatures follow in the wake of a cold front that moved over the eastern parts of the country on Sunday evening, sustained by the development of a cut-off low pressure system over the south-eastern parts of the country, said the SA Weather Service (Saws).
Saws said the cut-off low pressure system will be responsible for the majority of adverse weather expected over the next three days. This includes snowfall accumulation of between 5 to 15 cm over Lesotho and the southern Drakensberg mountains in the Eastern Cape, rainfall of a disruptive nature along the Wild Coast and north eastern KwaZulu-Natal as well as wet conditions accompanied by very cold temperatures over the high lying areas of the Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZu
Cape Town residents need to be on guard as severe weather conditions are predicted
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Santam has cautioned Cape Town residents to be careful and to exercise extreme vigilance in the wake of the severe weather conditions predicted for the city and the surrounding areas over the coming days.
The SA Weather Service (Saws) has issued a weather warning that an intense cold front with strong to gale force winds, rain and rough seas. will arrive on Wednesday.
“Being as prepared as possible, especially as we get ready for further winter rainfall, will help prevent flooding damaging your property or even decreasing the risk of a flood-related car accident,” Marius Neethling, Personal Lines Underwriting Manager at Santam said.
Icy weather on the way, Capetonians! Intense cold front arrives Wednesday
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Cape Town - Capetonians should enjoy todayâs warm weather while they can as the SA Weather Service (Saws) has issued a weather warning that an intense cold front will arrive on Wednesday.
The City of Cape Townâs Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRM) spokesperson Charlotte Powell said they had received a weather warning from Saws of wet weather conditions.
âAn intense cold front expected to make landfall on Wednesday, with strong to gale force winds, rain and rough seas. All City services and external agencies will be on standby to deal with the predicted adverse weather conditions,â Powell said.
Cape Town to get much-needed rain from Wednesday amid worrying dry cycle
4 May 2021 3:34 PM
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Cape Town weather has been drier than usual, but some much-needed rainfall has been forecast for the next three days.
The SA Weather Service (Saws) has issued a weather warning that an intense cold front will arrive on Wednesday.
Heavy downpours are expected overnight on Wednesday evening into Thursday in the Cape metro.
Forecaster Wayne Venter says the rainfall is expected to last until Friday and clear up over the weekend.
Strong winds are also predicted for Wednesday, especially along the Cape Point and False Bay area.
WATCH | Snow in Drakensberg, Eastern Cape and Lesotho Prepare for a weekend of rain in parts of SA 01 May 2021 - 09:19 Image: Martin Schultz/Afriski Mountain Resort
The Drakensberg, Lesotho and parts of the Eastern Cape got a taste of winter after snow fell overnight, while chilly conditions and rain are expected to spread to other areas of SA this weekend.
The SA Weather Service (Saws) issued a warning of disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of low-lying bridges, bad driving conditions and possible mudslides over the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
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