Stormy weather forecast
Cold, wet and windy conditions are forecast for parts of the country including KZN for the rest of this week. The weather is expected to start clearing on Sunday.
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DURBAN people, brace yourselves for stormy weather ahead!
The South African Weather Service says stormy weather is expected over South Africa until 7 October.
A cold front has moved over the country resulting in windy, rainy and cold conditions in the Western and Northern Cape provinces.
It is accompanied by an intense upper trough which has resulted in a band of thundershowers through the western and central parts of the country.
Some of these thunderstorms are expected to become severe during the course of the rest of this week until the weekend, as they progressively spread east during the remainder of the week.
Light snowfalls are also expected on the mountains bordering the Eastern Cape and Lesotho.
Severe thunderstorms with a risk of heavy downpours and strong gusty winds are expected are expected to spread to the remainder of the Free State and North-West, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng today (Thursday).
The risk for severe storms remains on Saturday over eastern parts of North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
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