SOUTH AFRICA. – Residents across the country experienced varied weather conditions over the weekend. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued several warnings for severe weather currently sweeping across the country. A cut-off low-pressure system is affecting large areas of the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Nuusflitsreaders from across the country have been sharing their weather experiences on social media. In Aurora, Debbie Henning Kotzé experienced strong winds, with sand and leaves blowing across the farmlands. Outside Gordonsbaai, Heidi Visser reported that the wind was blowing at 110 kilometres per hour, and that their power had been cut there.
Not everyone experienced the same extreme weather conditions. In Walvisbaai it was misty and cool at 16 degrees Celsius, while Secunda was cloudy, windy and cool with 5 mm of rain. In Rustenburg it was cool and rainy, and in Wakkerstroom the temperature dropped to nine degrees Celsius, with windy and overcast conditions. According to Phillip Roodt, there was a severe hailstorm in Delmas on Friday afternoon.
On the other hand, there were places where the sun continued to break through. George had no wind and plenty of sunshine, while Kuilsrivier enjoyed a beautiful sunny weekend. Mosselbaai also had nice sunny weather, with little wind.
Elsewhere it was bitterly cold. In Benoni residents experienced light hail on Friday, while Rehoboth was described as "very cold". In Kuruman's Wrenchville neighbourhood it was cold and rainy.
The various weather patterns confirmed what SAWS had predicted: a system that switched from severe wind and rain in some areas, to cold and cloudy conditions in others, while some parts of the country continued to enjoy dry and sunny weather.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
