The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says very cold and wet conditions with light snowfall are expected to set in from Wednesday evening in places over the Eastern Cape, southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, southern Free State and the Lesotho border.
The weather conditions are due to the passage of a cut-off low weather system, which will clear from the west by Thursday.
Farmers are advised to take precautionary measures to mitigate the negative impact under such adverse weather conditions.
Meanwhile, the weather outlook for Thursday and Friday is partly cloudy, and cold conditions are expected across the eastern parts of South Africa, with isolated to scattered rain and showers possible. Otherwise, the weather is fine and cool.
The weather service has issued the following warnings for Wednesday:
- Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected in places along the coast and adjacent interior between East London (Eastern Cape) and Cape Vidal (KwaZulu-Natal).
- Orange Level 5 Warning: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the extreme north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape and Drakensberg area of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected over the south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape and the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, except in the extreme north- east.
-SAnews.gov.za
