It’s nearly goodbye to heatwaves for most parts of South Africa as from tomorrow, according to information released by WeatherSA.
An intense low-pressure system, known as a cut-off low, is forecasted to bring widespread showers and thundershowers to many parts of the country this weekend into early next week (6 to 9 April).
Following this, an intense cut-off low is expected to develop along the west coast of the country from Saturday afternoon. It will then move over to the Northern Cape on Sunday, to reach the interior of the Western Cape on Monday, and exit along the southern coast of the Western Cape on Tuesday (9 April).
It brings with it, widespread persistent showers and thundershowers which may lead to flooding over the central and eastern parts of the country, particularly from Sunday into Monday, while severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and large amounts of small hail are possible over the western interior on Sunday into Monday.
There is also an indication of heavy rainfall over parts of the Overberg and south-west coast of the Western Cape on Monday into Tuesday as the cut-off low exits along the southern coast of the Western Cape. The Cape south-west coast may also experience a strong to gale force south-easterly wind, which could affect coastal marine routines and operations.
Cool to cold maximum temperatures are also expected across parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal from Saturday, which will spread to the remainder of the country on Sunday into Monday.
Day-time temperatures are expected to be in the high teens and low twenties across most parts and will even go down to the low teens over the high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Compiled by Kgolo Mahlangu and Wayne Venter, Edited by Kevin Rae and approved by Ms Vanetia Magane, Acting Senior Manager: Disaster Risk Reduction.
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