By: Natasha Archary
The first snowfall of the year is expected as a cold front this weekend causes temperatures to drop.
According to Snow Report SA, Lesotho, the Eastern Cape and Drakensberg are on the radar for snow as a cold front sweeps the country from Friday.
Meanwhile, the South African Weather Services have issued further weather warnings for Mpumalanga with heavy rains expected to continue.
The Orange Level 6 warning brings with it a high likelihood of floods, danger to lives and major disruption to traffic flow and driving conditions.
Orange level 6 warning: Rain: Mpumalanga: 4 April 2022 pic.twitter.com/f7qu7tlpnD
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 4, 2022
In addition, a Yellow Level 1 warning has been issued for the Northern and Western Cape where high waves of between 4 and 5 metres in height are being flagged.
These conditions will continue until Wednesday, 7 April with the following areas affected:
- Mossel Bay,
- George,
- Cape Point,
- Cape Agulhas,
- Hermanus,
- Still Bay,
- Plettenberg Bay,
- Knysna,
- Ngqushwa,
- Cape Padrone,
- Gqeberha,
- Port Alfred,
- Cape St Francis,
- Cape Recife,
- Tsitsikamma.
Yellow level 1 warning: Waves: N and W Cape: 6 – 7 April 2022 pic.twitter.com/Sn8fOPpjrC
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 5, 2022
South Africans are urged to prepare for the cold front, and more rainy weather in Gauteng. It’s unusual for the country to experience snowfall this early in the year. With Winter only beginning in June, SA normally gets snow towards the middle of cold season.
This will be the first cold front for the year, with an extremely cold Winter on the cards.
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