SOUTH Africans are in for a cold and wet weekend as an intense low-pressure system is expected to herald widespread showers and thundershowers across the country.
The weather is expected to continue through to next week. The South African Weather Service said the weather system, also known as a cut-off low are notorious for causing flooding, damaging winds, severe thunderstorms and even snow. Cooler temperatures are expected over the south[1]ern and eastern parts of the country from Friday.
“Following this, an intense cut-off low is expected to develop along the west coast of the country from Saturday afternoon. It will then move over the Northern Cape on Sunday, reach the interior of the Western Cape on Monday, and exit along the southern coast of the Western Cape on Tuesday.
“Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected to develop over much of the country during Saturday and will continue until at least Tuesday, hereafter calm and clear weather conditions will return to many areas,” Saws said. —IOL
