Warning issued for heavy rains, cold temperatures, snow in parts of SA

04/28/2020 Africa



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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.

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.



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