Winter weather to make a swift return this week
Cold will hit Roodepoort by Thursday.
Residents might have to unpack their winter clothes this coming week, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Earlier today (1 October), they released the following statement. “This media release serves to alert the public at large regarding the possibility of some extreme weather conditions expected to affect the southern, central and eastern portions of the country from Tuesday 2 October onwards. This extreme, wintery weather will include snowfalls mainly over the southern and central parts of the Drakensberg (and could become disruptive in places), accompanied by cold conditions over many parts of South Africa.
Also Read:
https://www.citizen.co.za/roodepoort-record/2018/06/29/clear-skies-cold-weather-but-no-rain-or-snow-for-gauteng-web-rr-rn/
Provinces most likely to be adversely affected are the southern parts of the Western and Eastern Cape on Tuesday, before the conditions spread north and east (to the Free State, North-West, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga) on Wednesday and Thursday. In addition, there could also be a risk of localised heavy rain and/ or incidents of flash flooding for parts of KwaZulu-Natal during Wednesday and Thursday.
The weather system responsible for this episode of extreme weather is a cold front accompanied by an upper air trough (extension of a low pressure) which will be moving across the southern half of the country.
According to meteorologist Kobus Botha’s web site, the temperatures for Roodepoort on Thursday will be 7° minimum and 16° maximum.
Do you perhaps have more information pertaining to this story? Email us at roodepoortrecord@caxton.co.za (remember to include your contact details) or phone us on 011 955 1130.
For free daily local news on the West Rand, also visit our sister newspaper websites
Remember to visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to let your voice be heard!
