The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow level 2 warning for 28 September, for coastal winds that may result in difficulty in navigation at sea between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas, Cape {town} Etc reports.
Fire danger warnings for the Western Cape have also been included in the Yellow level 2 warning, as ‘extremely high fire danger conditions’ are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Western Cape.
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Other areas that will be affected include the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, the extreme south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the northern parts of the Free State, in places in the North West and Gauteng, the extreme south-western parts of Mpumalanga and the western and southern parts of Limpopo.
In addition, an intense cold front is expected to affect the Western Cape and southern parts of the Northern Cape from Saturday night, 28 September, until Monday, 30 September.
This will spread to the interior of the Eastern Cape by Monday, 30 September.
The SAWS has therefore advised the public and small stock farmers that cold to very cold temperatures and windy conditions can be expected with light snowfall over the high-lying areas on Sunday, 29 September, and Monday, 30 September.
Strong to gale force winds and high seas can be expected along the Western Cape’s south coast and the coast of the Eastern Cape on Sunday.
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