#ALERT: Break out the winter woollies and prepare for a cold front

Gauteng residents are encouraged to break out their woolly clothes and keep warm as a cold front is predicted to hit the province.

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The drop in temperatures is attributed to the cold front, accompanied by snowfall, which is predicted to arrive on the shores of the Cape.

Temperatures are set to drop from the early hours of Wednesday morning.

🔴 ALERT: Second LARGER & STRONGER COLD FRONT now sweeping through the Cape, brining potentially disruptive snowfall! First system dissipates, with second GAUTENG-BOUND FRONT WEAKENING BEFORE ARRIVAL in AM HOURS OF WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/uWn7HBKr5z

— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) July 23, 2019

The cold front is predicted to bring with it snowfall in the Northern, Eastern and Western Cape, as well as Lesotho and the southern Free State, but will decrease in intensity by the time it reaches Gauteng.

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Some simple tips on how to stay warm this week:

• Warm yourself first – It’s easier to change your body temperature than the room temperature, not to mention more eco-friendly. Instead of turning up the heat, put on another layer of clothing.
• Wear a hat – Your mom may have said that you lose 80 per cent of your body heat through your head, but that’s not actually true. You’ll lose heat from any surface that’s exposed, so put on your hat, even if you’re inside.
• Switch between hot and cold water in the shower – Hot showers immediately warm you up, but cold showers improve blood circulation between your skin and organs, they are also correlated with a stronger immune system

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