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South Africa Braces for Severe Storms: Hail, Wind, and Heavy Rain Alert
17 Sep
Summary
- Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are forecast for Wednesday.
- Western and Northern Cape face cold, wet, and windy conditions.
- Unsettled weather advisory for Western and Northern Cape is in effect until Friday.
South Africa is anticipating severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds this Wednesday. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an advisory for very cold, wet, and windy conditions specifically impacting the Western Cape and Northern Cape. This advisory began on Wednesday and is set to continue until Friday, September 18th, marking a period of significantly unsettled weather for these regions.
Nationwide, Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and rain anticipated. Rainfall will be widespread across the southern parts of the country. However, the Western Cape and Northern Cape will face notably cold to very cold temperatures. This pattern of isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers is forecast to persist through Thursday, with rainfall becoming widespread in the south-east on Thursday.
