The intense cold front is set to arrive with strong interior winds, heavy rainfall and cold conditions across the south-western areas of the Western Cape from Sunday until next week Wednesday.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS), said these cold fronts are expected to result in strong winds, high waves, heavy rainfall, snow and a significant drop in temperatures. The first cold front is expected to reach the Western Cape on Sunday evening. Ahead of this front, strong north-westerly winds between 50-60km/h, gusting up to 70-80 km/h, are expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape and parts of the Western and Eastern Cape on Sunday.
The strong winds are likely to result in damage of formal and informal settlements as well as possible structural damage in these areas. Saws said westerly and south-westerly waves with heights of 4.0m to 4.5m, were expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas on Monday morning and in the afternoon.
“By Monday evening, another cold front will reach the Western Cape. As these fronts make landfall, high rainfall amounts are expected mainly in the south-western parts of the Western Cape, especially from Monday through to Wednesday afternoon,” The weather service said.
It added that rainfall accumulations were expected to reach 50-80 mm in the mountainous areas of the Cape Metropole, the western parts of the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts between Monday and Wednesday.
“These high rainfall accumulations are likely to cause flooding of roads and formal/informal settlements in these areas,” said Saws.
Source: News24, IOL, Randfontein Herald, Sowetan Live