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Temperatures expected to drop significantly.
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The forecasted cold front has made landfall in Gauteng with strong winds violently shaking trees and extremely chilly weather forcing residents to don jerseys, jackets and scarves.
Temperatures are expected to drop significantly, with Johannesburg Emergency Services on high alert to deal with any incident that may occur.
The cold weather is a stark reminder that winter is coming.
Cold weather
Gauteng Weather warned residents that the cold front would start sweeping into the province on Wednesday. The chilly weather is expected to continue until the weekend.
Gauteng Weather forecasts temperatures dropping to a minimum of 2°C in Johannesburg, with a high of 14°C.
Pretoria is forecasted to have a minimum of 4°C and a high of 16°C.
The forecasted cold front has made landfall in Gauteng, with strong winds and extremely chilly weather, forcing residents to don jerseys, jackets, and scarves. Joburg Emergency Services Robert Mulaudzi explains. #ColdFront @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/3fMMvZMeMM
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Emergency services
Joburg Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi warned residents to be vigilant while trying to keep warm.
“The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a warning for extremely cold temperatures in most parts of the city of Johannesburg.
“Residents are urged to exercise caution when using heating devices, such as heaters, braziers or paraffin stoves. Do not leave them unattended, so that we can prevent fire incidents which might occur at home during these extremely cold temperatures.
“From our side, as the city of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, together with our disaster management and monitoring teams, we remain on high alert, monitoring all seven regions of the city for any emergencies which might occur,” Mulaudzi said.
Other parts of SA
The weather service warned of wet, windy, and cold to very cold conditions over the western high-lying areas of the Western Cape and southern parts of the Northern Cape and Free State. Until Wednesday, light snow could possibly fall along the high-lying mountain tops of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Lesotho.
“Farmers and small stock farmers are advised to provide proper shelter, dry bedding, and energy-rich feed to protect their animals against these conditions”.
It also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the Beaufort West Municipality of Western Cape, Thembelihle Municipality of Northern Cape, and the extreme northwestern parts of Free State.
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