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POLOKWANE – Keep an umbrella close-by this week as more thunderstorm activity is expected in the city.
AccuWeather’s forecast suggests thunderstorms on Monday (February 20) and over the weekend as well with a 1%-90% chance throughout the week.
Their forecast also indicates warmer temperatures for this week with maximum temperatures in the mid to high twenties and low thirties anticipated.
Tuesday (February 21) will be the warmest day of the week with sunny skies and a high of 31ºC, while Wednesday will ‘cool down’ to 26ºC and will be mostly cloudy and “not as warm”.
The rest of the week will remain partly cloudy and humid with a high chance of rain on Saturday (February 25).
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
