POLOKWANE – Following two weeks of hot conditions in the city, residents can expect ‘cooler’ temperatures this week to bring some relief.
According to the South African Weather Service’s website, temperatures in Polokwane are expected to reach mid to high twenties for the rest of the week, warming up to the low thirties over the weekend.
No rain has been forecast for this week, however, rain is expected over the weekend with a 30% chance of showers forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Partly cloudy conditions are expected on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Saturday will be the warmest day of the week at 32 degrees while Friday will be the ‘coolest’ day at 26 degrees.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
