Cold front kicks off the weekend with winter rain
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of cold temperatures to be expected to blanket large parts of the country over the weekend.
Weather forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says Gauteng will experience a cloudy Friday with some rain as the bitterly cold conditions move over the interior provinces.
"In the weather for today (Friday) in Gauteng, it will be a cloudy day with cold temperatures, isolated showers and thunderstorms but scattered over the southern part until the afternoon.
"Maximum temperatures are reaching about 18 to 17 degrees Celsius in the northern parts, for the central as well as the southern parts it is below 15 degrees with a maximum of 13 over the southern parts, as well as around 14 degrees in Johannesburg this afternoon."
Thobela adds that some winter sleet can also be expected in parts of the Gauteng Province over the weekend.
"We're still expecting cold temperatures into the weekend with some sleet that was expected early Friday over the southern parts of the province.
"It was observed in parts of the extreme southern areas around Meyerton and some areas in the extreme eastern parts around Benoni. However, we're still expecting cold temperatures to last up until Saturday. On Sunday, you're going to start seeing a recovery in temperatures from the afternoon in Gauteng. "
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