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The Meteorological Service SA said snowfall was expected in KZN, the Free State and the Eastern Cape as temperatures fell across the country, as well as in the mountains of neighboring Lesotho.
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Meteorological Service (SAWS) said Tuesday that it expected heavy rain, cold temperatures and even snow in some parts of the country this week.
SAWS issued a warning to parts of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Satellite image of Early AM (left) (April 28, 2020) and Rainfall (right). It is a cloudy day over the central and eastern parts of SA with scattered and widespread showers. It will be cold in the eastern, central and southern half of SA. Sunny in the west. pic.twitter.com/V38JH1XkIc
– Servicio meteorológico SA (@SAWeatherServic) April 28, 2020
Forecaster Mbali Maliyakhe said Gauteng residents must prepare for severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail and damaging winds. She said these storms could cause localized flooding on roads, low-lying areas and bridges.
“For today, we still expect some thunderstorms to come later in the afternoon. These storms are expected to continue until tomorrow. [Wednesday] Morning. And then tomorrow morning is when we expect more rain in the morning and there will be some partly cloudy conditions, “said Maliyakhe.
Maliyakhe said snowfall was also expected in KZN, the Free State and the Eastern Cape as temperatures fell across the country, as well as in the mountains of neighboring Lesotho.
“This system has also caused some snowfall around the Drakensberg Mountains and some high areas of the Eastern Cape. This is the second snowfall event that has occurred in the entire country, ”he said.
⚠️A snow fall is expected in the Drakensberg and Maluti Mountains from early Tuesday to Wednesday morning (April 28-29, 2020), as well as in the Lesotho Mountains.
– Servicio meteorológico SA (@SAWeatherServic) April 28, 2020
Summary of today’s weather for Gauteng: 04.28.2020 pic.twitter.com/ZRQoUCf0Ua
– Servicio meteorológico SA (@SAWeatherServic) April 28, 2020
Kwazulu Natal Today’s weather overview: 04.28.2020 pic.twitter.com/fYUIE5KhoA
– Servicio meteorológico SA (@SAWeatherServic) April 28, 2020
Summary of today’s weather in Mpumalanga: 04.28.2020 pic.twitter.com/M1vW2cZpIV
– Servicio meteorológico SA (@SAWeatherServic) April 28, 2020
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