SAWS warns of snow, disruptive rain
The South African Weather Service has issued a Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rain over the eastern parts of Garden Route District in Western Cape, as well as Kouga and Kou-Kamma local municipalities in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday and Thursday.
These thunderstorms may lead to localised flooding.
Orange Level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued for eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Orange level 6 warning of damaging winds and waves leading to disruptions of small harbours and ports, and difficulty in navigation is expected until Thursday between Cape Agulhas and Cannon Rocks.
SAWS forecaster Tokelo Chiloane said snow can also be expected.
"In addition, there is snow expected from Wednesday evening to affect the high grounds over the north-eastern parts of Western Cape, southern portions of Northern Cape and well as north of Eastern Cape. These may have disruptive effects on some of the roads in those areas.
"There are also strong winds expected on Wednesday though much of the western and central interior of the country, spreading to the east later in the day, and may become damaging in places," she added.
Chiloane said a sharp decrease in temperatures over much of the country, except the extreme north-eastern parts, can be expected on Wednesday and Thursday when some of the high lying areas may see maximum temperatures in the teens or even lower.
Conditions are expected to gradually improve from Friday, although cold conditions may persist in some high-lying places into the weekend.
