The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow level 2 warning for strong, damaging winds in parts of the Western Cape and the south-central parts of the Northern Cape.
The weather service said the damaging winds could lead to damage to infrastructure, settlements, problems for high sided vehicles, and travel services.
The SAWS also issued a Yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms with strong, damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localised flooding and damage to susceptible formal/informal settlements and infrastructure over the central and south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
In addition, the SAWS warned of extreme high fire danger conditions expected over the Central Karoo of the Western Cape, also in places over Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane, Inxuba Yethemba and Enoch Mgijima municipalities of the Eastern Cape, and the southern parts of the Northern Cape.
Meanwhile, cold to very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of Namakwa region of the Northern Cape, Central Karoo, Cape Winelands, the western parts of the Overberg, and the City of Cape Town districts of the Western Cape into Monday, the service said on Saturday.
As the country moves to commemorate Freedom Day on Monday, the weather service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for strong winds in the Eastern Cape on Monday.
“A strong pressure gradient as a result of a ridging high and passing front are expected to result in strong south-westerly wind along the coast between Tsitsikama and Port Edward offshore.
“These strong winds are expected to affect coastal areas along Kouga Local Municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay,” SAWS said on Sunday.
This could result in:
• Damage to settlements and temporary structures
• Localised disruption to power and communications
• Localised disruptions to the harbour/ports as well as beach activities
• Difficulty in navigation at sea
• Vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing within a locality – SAnews.gov.za
