Weather update: biting cold to persist over weekend in Pretoria
On Saturday, temperatures were expected to reach a maximum of 17°C from a minimum of 5°C.
Chilly conditions would continue over the weekend throughout Pretoria, according to the SA Weather Service.
Forecaster Wayne Venter said partly cloudy and cold weather was expected to remain until Wednesday.
“Temperatures are expected to rise by then,” Venter said.
On Saturday, temperatures were expected to reach a maximum of 17°C from a minimum of 5°C.
Sunday will see a slight improvement to a maximum of 18°C, having started off at a minimum of 6°C.
❄️COLD❄️
Friday🌤2|15°C
Saturday☀️1|16°C
🌡🔺RISING TEMPERATURES
Sunday ☀️2|18°C
Monday☀️3|19°C
Tuesday☀️3|18°C#JHBWeather❄️COLD❄️
Friday🌤4|17°C
Saturday☀️3|18°C
🌡🔺RISING TEMPERATURES
Sunday ☀️4|20°C
Monday☀️5|21°C
Tuesday☀️5|20°C#PTAWeather— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) July 15, 2021
Here are some tips to stay warm this weekend:
– Warm yourself up. Take a warm bath, a hot shower or put on an extra layer to warm your body up first. It’s much easier to make yourself warm than to heat up your house, not to mention cheaper.
– Wear your favourite hat. You probably have realised that when your ears are nice and warm, so is the rest of your body, so start from the top.
– Turn on the ceiling fan. We know that this one sounds absolutely bonkers, but believe us when we say that warm air always rises to the top. By turning your ceiling fan to its lowest speed, you make the warm air come down again.
– Block all openings. You can try and block all small openings to your house – either underneath your door or a window that won’t close properly – with a towel or something similar.
– Change your curtains. Use thicker curtains or fleece drapes in winter to keep some of the cold away for your living area in the house. You’ll probably also sleep a bit warmer if you change your bedding to winter sheets.
– Use your oven. In South Africa, we’re currently all trying to cut back on electricity usage, so using your oven repeatedly may not be the smartest solution. But when you are on the brink of frostbite, use your oven for cooking purposes while heating up your home as well.
– Layer your blankets correctly. Maybe you know this already, but having the fluffy blankets closer to your skin and the thinner ones on top, will result in a peaceful, warm rest at night.
– Use DIY hand warmers. You can either buy hand warmers or you can use two Ziploc bags, water, and calcium chloride ice melt pellets from the hardware store.
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