The area outside of Rawsonville, including the mountains from Villiersdorp to Tulbagh, Worcester and Sneeukop have received some unexpected snowflakes this morning. Residents were surprised to wake up to icy coldness and views of powdery white mountain tops in the middle of Cape Town’s supposed spring season. According to Snow-forecast.com,[…]
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Signs indicate that the cold front that hit Cape Town this week is breaking, but locals have been advised to brace themselves again for another cold front touching down next week. Mopping up operations continue after successive cold fronts in the region, and the City’s Disaster Operations Centre logged 176[…]
A warning of extremely high fire danger conditions has been issued for areas over the interior of the Eastern Cape, extreme western parts of the Free State and North West, north eastern interior of the Western Cape as well as the eastern half of the Northern Cape. The South African Weather[…]
We’ve had rain in the Cape, storms in Johannesburg and now we’ve got our first snowfall forecast of the season! April has been a busy month for the weather – with flood alerts in Cape Town early on Thursday- but it now seems like winter is making itself at home[…]
Cape Town – A day after the Western Cape town of Montagu endured heavy rain and freak hail the size of golf balls, another hail storm caused a collision between several vehicles outside Knysna on Tuesday. Severe damage to cars, windows, roofs and solar panels, among others, had been reported[…]
Despite heavy snowfall in parts of the Western Cape, several mountain passes that were closed on Monday have now been opened. Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa told News24 that the Gydo, Theronsberg and Matroosberg passes, which were closed due to the weather conditions, were reopened on Tuesday. He added[…]
The City of Cape Town has issued a weather warning to residents with rainy conditions and possible snowfall expected over the coming days. The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre’s spokesperson, Charlotte Powell, said the South African Weather Service had confirmed that an intense cold front is expected over the Western[…]
Due to severe weather warnings, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has closed all schools in the province on Wednesday. Spokesperson for MEC Debbie Schafer, Jessica Shelver says the decision follows extensive consultations with the weather office and disaster management teams. In a statement released[…]
As winter sets in, the city and paramedic services have suggested tips to help people stay warm and dry. Every year the city completes a winter readiness plan. The city has prioritised 34 high-risk areas which include informal settlements in Philippi, Gugulethu and the Strand. Safety and security mayoral committee[…]
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