Weather warning: Freezing temperatures to hit Gauteng

It’s time to get those blankets out as a cold front makes its way to Gauteng.

Gauteng Weather warned residents to brace for freezing temperatures across parts of the province from Sunday evening.

According to a tweet the mercury is expected to drop significantly overnight.

“Alert: freezing over parts of Southern Gauteng overnight due to cold front.”

The temperatures tweeted by Gauteng Weather include:

• Johannesburg at 1°C
• Pretoria 3°C
• Vereeniging 0°C

⚠️ ALERT: FREEZING OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN GAUTENG OVERNIGHT DUE TO COLD FRONT!!!

Vereeniging 0°C
Johannesburg 1°C
Pretoria 3°C

— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) August 14, 2022

On Friday, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a yellow level 2 warning for damaging waves and wind between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay from Saturday afternoon until Sunday evening.

According to the weather service, this will lead to localized damage to coastal infrastructure and difficulty in navigation at sea.

The icy conditions have also gripped the high-lying areas in the Cape which have experienced snow.

Pictures on social media show snowfalls in the Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve in the Western Cape.

A video of the snow coming down heavily was posted on Twitter by Storm Report SA.

Chantelle sent in this video of snowfall currently Matroosberg Reserve in the Western Cape. The snow is really coming down.

These photos were taken at fifty shades of green, near the 4×2 / 4×4 trail.

⚠ Remember to send through your report, pictures, and videos. pic.twitter.com/TNjf47jwXa

— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) August 13, 2022

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