Moerse cold front on its way

South Africans can expect a chilly week ahead and an even colder weekend as a mammoth cold front is making its way here.

According to a forecast released by South African Weather on Monday, a low-pressure system has been gaining momentum and can be expected to reach our shores on Thursday.

SA Weather has also indicated that their snow models are showing signs of snowfall for the days ahead as well as early next week.

“The entire weather community in South Africa has eyes on the mammoth cold front developing in the South Atlantic.

“This system, arriving Thursday, promises to bring heavy rains and widespread snow to a great deal of SA and even Namibia if the system stays on track,” said SA Weather.

“Our forecasts show this system is not only staying on course, but is also strengthening substantially and should make for one of the most eventful winter weekends in South Africa in many years.”

⚠️ An intense #ColdFront will make landfall in the Western Cape early on Friday (10 July 2020) morning.⚠️

The public and small stock farmers should take note that heavy rain, flooding, gale force winds and snowfall on the high lying areas can be expected. More updates later.

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 7, 2020

Cape Town can expect a minimum of 8ºC over the weekend and a high of 17ºC.

The capital city of Pretoria will bear the brunt of the cold front, with temperatures forecast to drop to zero on Sunday.

Residents of the usually hot and humid Durban will have to break out the blankets with a low of 11ºC on Saturday.

Wind forecasts by Windy.com suggest that cities along the east coast, from Port Elizabeth to Durban, will experience intense wind conditions, with speeds reaching up to 70km/h.

African News Agency