The big chill – Looming cold front labelled “intense”
The cold front will make landfall in the Western Cape this afternoon and is expected to bring heavy rainfall, which could lead to localised flooding.
Residents should soak up the winter warmth while they can.
The South African Weather Service has said South Africans should prepare themselves for an approaching intense cold front.
The cold front will make landfall in the Western Cape this afternoon and is expected to bring heavy rainfall, which could lead to localised flooding.
There was also a possibility of snow overnight into Saturday morning over high-lying areas of the Western Cape, extending into mountainous southern regions of the Northern Cape.
This will extend to the Eastern Cape by late afternoon on Saturday, with a possibility of snowfall in high-lying areas.
The cold temperatures over the Western, Eastern, and southern Cape on Saturday would spread into the central parts of the country, hitting KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday and reaching Gauteng by Tuesday.
