Cape cold fronts to bring colder weather next week

TWO cold fronts are expected to develop early next week from Monday to Friday (19 to 23 May), disrupting the current mild weather countrywide.

According to the South African Weather Service, the first cold front will first impact the Western Cape on Monday with wet, cold, and windy conditions.

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The following day, the second more intense front will hit and spread eastward, affecting the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape.

There, scattered showers are expected, with between 15-25mm rain and even 30-50mm rainfall in mountainous areas.

Persistent rainfall may lead to localised flooding with wind speeds averaging between 65km/h across the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape.

Westerly gale-force winds (65-75 km/h) are expected along the coastline from Alexander Bay through to Plettenberg Bay, resulting in very rough seas on Tuesday and Wednesday. Waves could reach 5-6.5m, occasionally peaking at 7m, with a 10 seconds wave period on Wednesday.

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Freezing levels are expected creating conditions for some snowfall over high-lying area and a general drop in temperatures.

These very cold conditions are expected to spread to the central and eastern parts of the country, including KZN, from Tuesday late evening until Friday morning.

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