SA storm to hit us
Namibia is also feeling the brunt of the storm that hit South Africa yesterday with severely cold conditions and strong winds expected.
The system that is being labelled in South Africa by forecasters as “one hell of a storm”, started last night and Namibia also started feeling its first impact overnight.
According to local forecaster Odillo Kgobetsi, very cold and windy conditions started in the south and west of Namibia since last night with a few showers in places.
He said that these very cold conditions will spread further over the central parts of the country tomorrow.
According to Kgobetsi, while the system started to impact Namibia last night the fact that there is cloud cover in the air keeps temperatures from dropping to below freezing.
However, what makes it more cold are factors such as the showers that can be expected and strong winds which can reach up to 30km per hour in the central parts of the country and up to 40km per hour in the far south.
Meanwhile, he stressed that tomorrow temperatures are expected to drop even further, likely to below zero degrees.
Kgobetsi also pointed out that cloud cover will be clearing and therefore it will become colder and frost can occur.
He said that on Friday temperatures will likely pick up as the system moves out, but cool air will still be in circulation.
The conditions will be cold to mild.
The South African Weather Service yesterday warned about the cold front that hit the country from Tuesday evening onwards.
All schools in the Western Cape will be closed today following repeated warnings of adverse weather conditions in the province.
Among the key concerns are flash floods and strong gale force winds in some areas that are predicted to reach up to 90km/h‚ while 12 to 15-metre swells and 80mm of rain is also expected.
Cape Town is ready to evacuate people in high-risk areas in preparation for the storm‚ which is set to hit the Mother City this morning.
ELLANIE SMIT
The system that is being labelled in South Africa by forecasters as “one hell of a storm”, started last night and Namibia also started feeling its first impact overnight.
According to local forecaster Odillo Kgobetsi, very cold and windy conditions started in the south and west of Namibia since last night with a few showers in places.
He said that these very cold conditions will spread further over the central parts of the country tomorrow.
According to Kgobetsi, while the system started to impact Namibia last night the fact that there is cloud cover in the air keeps temperatures from dropping to below freezing.
However, what makes it more cold are factors such as the showers that can be expected and strong winds which can reach up to 30km per hour in the central parts of the country and up to 40km per hour in the far south.
Meanwhile, he stressed that tomorrow temperatures are expected to drop even further, likely to below zero degrees.
Kgobetsi also pointed out that cloud cover will be clearing and therefore it will become colder and frost can occur.
He said that on Friday temperatures will likely pick up as the system moves out, but cool air will still be in circulation.
The conditions will be cold to mild.
The South African Weather Service yesterday warned about the cold front that hit the country from Tuesday evening onwards.
All schools in the Western Cape will be closed today following repeated warnings of adverse weather conditions in the province.
Among the key concerns are flash floods and strong gale force winds in some areas that are predicted to reach up to 90km/h‚ while 12 to 15-metre swells and 80mm of rain is also expected.
Cape Town is ready to evacuate people in high-risk areas in preparation for the storm‚ which is set to hit the Mother City this morning.
ELLANIE SMIT
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