SAWS warns of disruptive rainfall and severe storms in coming days
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that the mercury is about to plunge and residents need to brace for rain and strong winds.
A powerful cut-off low pressure system expected to bring widespread cold, wet and disruptive weather conditions across parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape from Wednesday into Thursday.
SAWS said the system, combined with a ridging surface high-pressure system, will “markedly affect the central and western interior of South Africa,” with the most severe impacts expected over the Cape provinces and adjacent interior regions.
The weather service cautioned that the system will generate widespread rainfall, strong winds, and a sharp drop in temperatures, with conditions posing risks to life, infrastructure, and transport networks.
