POLOKWANE – Residents in the city can expect milder temperatures this week, according to the South African Weather Service’s forecast.
After almost three weeks of hot temperatures and two heatwaves, this week will be a lot more comfortable in terms of temperature.
According to the forecast, temperatures will remain in the high twenties and low thirties for the rest of the week with Thursday and Friday peaking at 33 degrees and Tuesday reaching 28 degrees.
While partly cloudy conditions are expected, sunny conditions will remain for the rest of the week. The weather service has also hinted at a chance of rain for Saturday as well as Friday.
People’s Weather’s forecast also suggests a mild week in terms of temperatures with Thursday peaking at 34 degrees and Saturday ‘cooling’ down to 25 degrees.
Thunderstorms are also forecast for Saturday and Sunday and partly cloudy conditions are expected for the rest of the week.
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
