POLOKWANE – With a chilly start to Monday morning, residents in the city can expect a break from the ongoing excessive heat this week.
According to AccuWeather’s forecast, temperatures will cool towards the weekend with maximum highs of between 33°C and 24°C expected this week.
A screenshot of AccuWeather’s forecast for this week.
Residents can expect hot and humid conditions from Monday to Thursday with a drop in temperature expected on Friday.
Thundershowers are also expected on Thursday morning with a 40% chance of rain.
The weekend will bring mild and cool conditions with occasional rain expected.
Majority of the rain is expected on Friday with an 84% chance of showers and a thunderstorm, while Saturday and Sunday will see a 25% and 41% chance of rain respectively.
A screenshot of AccuWeather’s forecast for this week.
Partly cloudy conditions will persist throughout the week, while minimum temperatures will range from 16°C to 18°C.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
