Two winter systems making landfall this week will impact on the weather conditions extending into the weekend.
A cold front made landfall yesterday (August 12), bringing rainy and bitterly cold weather conditions, along with snow on the high-lying areas.
A second system developing today (August 13) over the western interior will cause wintry conditions to persist over the southern parts of the country.
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The system is expected to deliver rainfall over the central interior, which is a relatively uncommon occurrence for this time of year.
Thunderstorms may become severe, resulting in large amounts of small hail, as well as snowfall over the northern high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape and Drakensberg mountains.
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